Cantilevering concrete roof emerges from Portuguese hillside house by Aires Mateus
An underground concrete house in Monsaraz, Portugal, by Aires Mateus is dug into a hillside and concealed by a green roof that cantilevers outwards. More
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Restored plasterwork and paintings adorn Aires Mateus' self-designed studio
Ornate paintings and decorative stucco ceilings appear inside the self-designed studio of architecture practice Aires Mateus, which occupies an 18th-century building in Lisbon, Portugal. More
House-shaped opening cuts through Belgian school of architecture by Aires Mateus
Aires Mateus has completed a new architecture facility at a university in western Belgium, featuring a huge gabled void in its facade and a dramatic double-helical staircase inside. More
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Irregular cutouts mark recessed entrances to Aires Mateus' community centre in Portugal
Deep triangular and flat-topped arches are punched through the white walls of this community centre, which architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus designed for the Portuguese town of Grândola. More
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Manuel Aires Mateus reworks the interior of an 18th-century Lisbon townhouse
Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus renovated and extended the ground floor of an 18th-century townhouse to create this Lisbon home (+ slideshow). More
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Manuel Aires Mateus revives a Portuguese farmhouse to create Casa no Tempo
A minimal arch frames the entrance to this former farmhouse that architect Manuel Aires Mateus has transformed into a modern retreat in the rural landscape of Portugal's Alentejo region (+ slideshow). More
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Aires Mateus to design architecture school with a house-shaped entrance
News: Portuguese brothers Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus have won a competition to design a new school of architecture in the Belgian city of Tournai, with plans for a complex featuring a house-shaped entrance void. More
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House in Fontinha by Manuel Aires Mateus has a cross-shaped plan and a missing corner
A corner appears to have been sliced away from this hilltop house in Portugal by architect Manuel Aires Mateus (photos by Fernando Guerra + slideshow). More
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One, Two and Many by Marta Wengorovius
Lisbon Architecture Triennale: Portuguese artist Marta Wengorovius teamed up with architect Francisco Aires Mateus to create this small wooden library that can be used by only one person at a time. More
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Cabanas no Rio by Aires Mateus
Lisbon studio Aires Mateus used only reclaimed timber to construct this pair of waterfront cabins in Grândola, Portugal (+ slideshow). More
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House in Alcobaça by Aires Mateus
Portuguese studio Aires Mateus has transformed a house in Portugal into a bright white building with a sprawling extension (+ slideshow). More
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House for elderly people by Aires Mateus Arquitectos
Architectural photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his images of a nursing home in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, by Portuguese studio Aires Mateus Arquitectos. More
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Monitoring and Investigation Center of Furnas by Aires Mateus
Photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us these photographs of two stone-clad buildings by Lisbon firm Aires Mateus Architects that form a research centre with accommodation on the island of São Miguel, Portugal. More
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Casa Areia by Aires Mateus Architects
Dezeen are in Venice for the opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010 where Lisbon firm Aires Mateus Architects are exhibiting these houses with sandy floors, photographed by Nelson Garrido. More
