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post updated 17 February 2026

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New Portuguese Building Designs in 2026, chronological:

17 February 2026
House SM, Ílhavo
Architecture: Mário Alves Arquitetura

16 February 2026
Casinha Da Melroeira, Ourém
Architecture: Filipe Saraiva

27 January 2026
Minimalist White House, Ferreiros, Braga
Architecture: Arquitetura501

19 January 2026
Casa da Rocha Quebrada, Lagoa, Sao Miguel, Acores
Architects: SO Arquitetura & Design

16 January 2026
Casa dos Sobreiros II, Póvoa de Varzim
Architecture: Urbanpolis – Construções e Empreendimentos, Lda

7 January 2026
CC House – Quinta dos Carvalhos, Leiria
Design: Inception Architects Studio

5 January 2026
Sa Townhouse, Aveiro
Architecture: Atelier Tiago Do Vale, Architects

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Portuguese Architecture News 2025

Modern Portuguese Building Designs in 2025, chronological:

19 December 2025
The Capsule Neo-Bistro, Lisbon Restaurant
Architecture: Atelier Réalité

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

18 December 2025
Casa Corten, Braga, North Portugal
Architecture: Sandro Ferreira arquitectura

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

10 December 2025
Casa do Engenho, Madalena, Vila Nova de Gaia
Architects: Silverline Architecture

10 December 2025
Vagar Country House Mountain Shelters, Belmonte
Architects: Filipe Pina Arquitectura

28 November 2025
Barra Apartment, Aveiro interior design
Architecture: Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

24 November 2025
C – Cultura e Criatividade, Penafiel
Architect: Galeria Gabinete

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

11 November 2025
Casa DR, Meia-Via, Torres Novas
Architects: NMDARQ

6 November 2025
Pasteis de Belem, Lisbon Bakery
Architecture: Viterbo Interior Design Ateliers

photo : Francisco Almeida Dias

6 November 2025
Casa em Mesao Frio, Mesão Frio, Guimarães, central Portugal
Design: felixARQS

31 October 2025
Vasco Freitas Salon, Foz, Porto commercial property
Architects: MAT Arquitetura e Interiores

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

28 October 2025
Casa Moradia do Retiro, Santo Tirso, Porto home
Architects: Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto

16 October 2025
PCG House, Loule, Algarve, South of Portugal
Architecture: Visioarq Arquitectos

15 October 2025
Monte Do Divor House, Estremoz, Alentejo
Architect: Vasco Burnay Arquitectura

9 October 2025
Metyis Digital Campus, Gondomar
Design: UNUM Architecture

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

2 October 2025
Macau Valley apartments, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, northern Portugal
Architects: Hori-zonte

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

24 September 2025
Miramar Tower, Porto
Architects: OODA

photo : Fernando Guerra

23 September 2025
Habitação CL, Guimarães, North Portugal
Design: Artequitectos

19 August 2025
Vila Catarina Apartments, Porto
Architects: MASSLAB

4 August 2025
Edificio Estacao, Aveiro
Architecture: Sónia Cruz Arquitectura

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

19 July 2025
Loures Riverfront, Lisbon, Portugal
Design: Topiaris Landscape Architecture

photos : João Guimarães, Artur Carvalho

8 July 2025
Gaia River Douro Duplex, Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto, northern Portugal
Architects: Sabrab Architecture

photo : Sabrab Architecture

1 July 2025
Reabilitação Urbana do Bairro do Boneco, Entroncamento, central Portugal
Design: Adarq – André David Arquitecto

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

23 June 2025
Oporto MAZARS offices
Architects: GRAU.ZERO Arquitectura

picture : Ivo Tavares Studio

10 June 2025
Liga Headquarters, Oporto, northern Portugal
Architects: OODA

photo : Pedro Cardigo
This multifunctional building hosts a wide range of programs, including offices, an auditorium, a museum, a sports pavilion, and a large garden area that connects the structure to the surrounding urban space.

3 June 2025
Parque Urbano Gondomar, Santo Tirso, Oporto
Architects: PAULO MERLINI architects

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

12 May 2025
Odemira Cerebral Palsy Association, Alentejo, Portugal
Architect: Filipe Xavier Oliveira

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

22 April 2025
Enes 13 Lisbon Building Renovation
Architecture: Pedro Carrilho

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

1 April 2025
Fareja Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge, Aveiro
Architecture: Rómulo Neto Arquitetos

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio

26 February 2025
Apartamentos Vitória, Viseu, northern Portugal
Design: Floret Arquitectura

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
In the heart of Viseu, on Rua da Vitória, we had the privilege of rehabilitating a building of significant heritage value, marked by a rich and unique history. The Apartamentos Vitória project required a delicate balance between preserving its historical legacy and creating modern, functional spaces suited to contemporary living demands.

3 February 2025
Pure Tower Aveiro Apartments
Architecture: Mario Alves architect

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
The Pure Tower project is based on meeting a specific collective housing program. Inserted in a subdivision located in the new area of the city of Aveiro, the land is located on a corner, where a construction line will close.

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Portuguese Architectural News

New Portuguese Building Designs in 2024, chronological:

15 December 2024
Marvila Padel Club, Marvila, Lisbon
Architecture: Salto Studio

photo : Salto Studio

15 November 2024
Câmara Municipal – Trofa Town Hall, northern Portugal
Architecture: NOARQ

photo : Duccio Malagamba
Until 2022, Trofa held the unique distinction of being the only municipality in Portugal without a town hall. Despite its historical roots tracing back to the Roman Empire, this small industrial city only achieved administrative autonomy in 1998.

12 November 2024
Centro de Saude de Moreira de Conegos Building, Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães
Architecture Office: StudioCAN

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
The new Moreira de Cónegos Health Center, in Guimarães from a volumetric point of view, is based on the shape of a “star of life”, an international symbol for medical services and equipment, clearly identifiable with the public health function.

7 November 2024
Lagos Marina Hotel in the Algarve, South of Portugal
Architecture: Broadway Malyan

image courtesy of architects practice
Ground has been broken on two new waterfront hotels, designed for Mercan Properties, in the popular Portuguese city of Lagos, in the Algarve. The two hotels are branded by Hilton as Lagos Marina Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn Lagos.

6 November 2024
Verdelago Resort, Algarve, South of Portugal
Architecture: S+A Architects

photo Interior: Rita Feria – Exterior: Catarina Diniz
S+A Architects (Saraiva + Associados) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first phase of the Verdelago Resort, a collection of condos, villas and townhouses, marking a significant milestone in Portugal’s commitment to sustainable tourism.

1 November 2024
Mercantel Restaurant, Aveiro, central Portugal
Architecture: Paulo Martins Arquitectura & Design

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
The Mercantel Restaurant, a beloved institution in Aveiro for the past fifty years, is situated in the historic area of Cais dos Mercantéis. Recently, the restaurant has undergone a major transformation as part of an effort by its new management to bring a fresh perspective to this cherished space.

24 October 2024
Mansard Building Renovation, Figueira da Foz
Architecture: Tisem

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
This Portuguese architecture project is born from the rehabilitation of the mansards of a 19th-century building with patrimonial value, located at the top of 8 de Maio Square, in the heart of Figueira da Foz. Facing the river, the building, with three floors and an attic, occupies a privileged position in the old town.

25 September 2024
Buro Happold engineers roof of CAM Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Design: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Engineering: Buro Happold

photo : Fernando Guerra
The Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM Gulbenkian) is a major redesign of one of the most prominent cultural institutions in Portugal. The museum occupies a garden site in Lisbon alongside a library and a scientific research centre that together form the campus of the Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian.

Habitação Áurea, Amarante, northern Portuga

The Market Caminha building

Vila do Conde Collective Housing, Porto

Mouzinho da Silveira Housing, Portoo

Exporlux Facilities Requalification and Expansion, Aguedao

Dietmar Feichtinger Architects Exhibition Porto

Revitalised Town Square, Ribeira de Pena

SKIN Boutique Lisbon, Portugal interior

Antigo Hotel do Louvre, Porto apartments

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Ritz Pool Bar Project, Lisbon

Sense 100 Building, Rio Tinto Oporto

Boavista 339 Apartments Porto

Hoso Tower University Campus, Porto

Hotel Villa Theatro, Braga

7 May 2024
LUX Apartments, Praia da Barra, Ílhavo
Design: Mário Alves arquiteto

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
The land is located between the beginning of the urban tissue and of Barra beach´s dunes – Ilhavo, given its location, the project is based on absorbing all the characteristics present in the place, personifying the horizontality present in the horizon line is the concept for the building, which translates into the blades created around the main body.

26 April 2024
Varandas de Salgueiros in Porto
Architects: Floret Arquitectura

14 April 2024
Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João, Porto
Architects: ARG Studio

30 + 25 March 2024
Interface de Transportes Lourosa-Fiães, Santa Maria da Feira
Architects: Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa

photo : Ivo Tavares Studio
The Interface de Transportes Lourosa-Fiães is a transport interface, located on a plot of land with around 11,500m2. The property location allows a better integration into the existing topography, and also clearly separates the access to the car park from the buses access.

8 March 2024
351 Foz Apartments in Porto property, Foz do Douro, Porto
Architects: dEMM arquitectura

8 March 2024
Várzea Estate Hotel, Évora, Portugal
Architecture: VISIOARQ ARQUITECTOS

photos by Pedro Lobo, António Chaves and Ricardo Cardoso
Várzea Estate is a rural agrotourism property located in Évora, Portugal, featuring a touristic hunting area and prime facilities for nature tourism.

28 February 2024
S. Bras de Alportel Parish Council, Faro
Architects: VISIOARQ ARQUITECTOS

photo : Maria João Gala
For the new headquarters of the Parish Council of São Brás de Alportel, the challenge was to add new features to the building now proposed. The old headquarters had a purely administrative character, while the new project now allows for a wide enjoyment by the general population.

17 February 2024
Museu Serralves expansion by Álvaro Siza
Design: Álvaro Siza architect

photo Courtesy of Museu Serralves and Álvaro Siza

15 January 2024
Quinta do Mosteiro Adega Winery, Minho region, North Portugal
Architecture: Studio Nicholas Burns

photo : Mathyas Kurmann
On the hilly landscape of the the Minho region, in northern Portugal, sits discreetly a new winery building designed by Studio Nicholas Burns. Located within a large family estate, this state-of-the-art winery is dedicated to the private production of the region’s typical Vinho Verde.