sitting on one of lisbon’s most prominent hills, next to the castle of são jorge, this museum by local architect joão luís carrilho da graça was designed to house the finds of a nearby archaeological excavation. carrilho da Ggraça’s sensitive white addition to the delicate historical site allows the visitor to wander through the exhibits that range in date – from the iron age to a 15th century palace.
text via wallpaper photos by FG+SG fernando guerra .
one day i will get myself to porto to see all the buildings by alvaro siza. this is the leça swimming pools. photos : montse zamorano
i hope my family send me here when i get old. nursing home for the elderly by aires mateus architects, alcácer do sal, portugal. photos : fernando guerra via : yatzer
todays sets of photos question what is the typical house. four walls two gable ends and a double pitched roof. i love this form. it is the form that a child draws when asked to draw a house. and i like architects that play with this form. this example is by aires mateus associados in leiria, portugal. with no visible windows, and half of the building underground, the light pours in through its cut out pieces.
via minimal me
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this family tomb in portugal was designed by pedro dias. Read More
