NEW STUDIO
We started 2024 at a new address. With the team growing, we decided to look for a new space. We found a place in the same neighbourhood...
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Afonso Almeida Fernandes
- Oct 6, 2023
- 2 min
7 years have passed since the beginning of this journey
In October 2016, following a silent yet compelling instinct, I bid farewell to the previous project I had helped create, to embark on a...
Alfa
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Floods in Lisbon and the importance of good urbanization policies
Lisbon was built on top of rivers, without proper architectural and urban planning. Flood scenarios are inevitable.
Alfa
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Cold houses in winter and warm in summer. How to solve?
Today there is a wide range of solutions for heating and cooling homes, which cans start with the materials chosen.
Alfa
- Nov 25, 2022
- 4 min
“IN Portugal, we have an emotional and nurturing connection with ceramics”
The place gives many clues, in which I am inspired to do each specific project. The relationship with the architect, the dialogue...
Afonso Almeida Fernandes
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
2023: what to expect next year?
We must look at the approaching new year with fresh eyes and rolled up sleeves. There is always hope and work to do be done.
Afonso Almeida Fernandes
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
6 years serving architecture
Inspired by everything we have already done and by the wonderful team we have, we look to the future with hope.
Alfa
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
267 years of the gaiola pombalina
The Gaiola Pombalina is a typical Portuguese construction element, which guarantees a good capacity of resistance to seismic action.
Alfa
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
5 tips for when you are going to build a house
In the more technical and personal parts, a good project coordination team, namely an architecture team, can help throughout the process.
Inês Azevedo
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
what you should consider when buying a house
In addition toanalysing specific documents, it is also essential to pay attention to tax analysis.
Alfa
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
in october, we celebrate architecture
The International Union of Architects dedicated the month of October to “Architecture for well-being”, with several initiatives
Alfa
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
benefits of building your own home
While there are numerous benefits to building your own home, we can highlight five main ones for you to consider when you are ready.
Afonso Almeida Fernandes
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
The necessary reconstruction after the fires
Every year, we continue to see this misfortune haunting all who live in forest and bush regions.
Maria Francisca Guimarães
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Architecture to me is understanding the present
What I'm passionate about about architecture is its evolution and its characteristics and impositions in the way we live and inhabit.
Afonso Almeida Fernandes
- Jun 6, 2022
- 3 min
the challenges of sustainable architecture
If, in one hand, the curricular plans in universities do not include areas dedicated to sustainable architecture, on the other hand,...
Rita Girbal
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Architecture for me is evolution and adaptation
Architecture cannot abdicate issues such as well-being in the architectural environment, as well as concerns for human needs in favor of...
Alfa
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
Alentejo and its architecture
Architects today have the ability to unite this dual function, technical in design and artistical in the ability to make the past and the...
Vasco Wemans
- May 6, 2022
- 4 min
Architecture to me is identity and memory
A arquitetura vai além do simples abrigo, pois se assim não fosse seria apenas construção.
Alfa
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Vista do Paço built mostly with Portuguese materials
‘Vista do Paço’ includes 10 houses, with the value of all developments exceeding one million euros. Completion of the project will take...
Alfa
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Building a house - what are the steps?
If you're thinking of building a house, here are the steps you must go through. It is a long and complex process but, in the end, very...
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