Following the popularity of a modern concrete house slotted behind crumbling walls, we've collected together all of the stunning Portuguese homes from the pages of Dezeen and pinned them to a new Pinterest board.
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This square building with a hollow centre appears to balance over a cluster of hills, creating offices and a central plaza for a business incubator unit in a rural Portuguese technology park (+ slideshow). More about Elevated office building by Jorge Mealha folds around secluded plaza at technology park
Architecture studio Corpo Atelier has restructured an old stone outbuilding in a rural area of northern Portugal, adding a bulky wooden framework behind its thick masonry walls (+ slideshow). More about Wooden trusses support new mezzanines inside remodelled stone building by Corpo Atelier
Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos has slotted a modern concrete house behind the crumbling stone walls of a ruined building, located on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. More about Ageing stone walls frame concrete structure of E/C House by SAMI Arquitectos
Vintage tiles are showcased across simple pine shelves inside this new shop for a specialist tile seller in Lisbon, designed by the four brothers who run the business (+ slideshow). More about Lisbon tile trader Cortiço & Netos uses vintage stock to pattern shop walls
A white spiral staircase that contrasts with the surrounding stone walls is one of several modern interventions that architect Elisabete Saldanha has added to this converted farmhouse in Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Elisabete Saldanha combines historical features with contemporary details at House in Guimarães
A new timber and concrete cafe cantilevers out towards the swimming pool at this 1970s hotel in Portugal that has been renovated by Campos Costa Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Hotel cafe by Campos Costa Arquitectos projects towards a swimming pool
Steel arcs curve across the glass facade of this Portuguese marina complex by local architects Barbosa & Guimarães (+ slideshow). More about Barbosa & Guimarães' Porto marina buildings are supported by curving arcs of steel
Four small blocks fan out from the facade of this white concrete house on a Portuguese island by local studio M-
Comoco Architects has added a third new structure to the grounds of the medieval Pombal Castle in Portugal – a limestone-clad visitor centre that doubles as a viewing platform (+ slideshow). More about Pombal Castle visitor centre offers a peek through a historic stone wall
A sculptural white staircase links a geometric tiled foyer to the upper floor of this remodelled apartment by Porto-based studio Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos add curving white staircase to a remodelled Portuguese apartment
A glass-fronted stairwell joins a craggy stone Portuguese house to its new concrete extension by Filipe Pina + Maria Inês Costa (+ slideshow). More about Filipe Pina + Maria Inês Costa add concrete extension to stone house in Portugal
A marble-lined steam room is squeezed below the sloping ceiling of this apartment extension in Lisbon by local studio Camarim Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Lisbon apartment extended by Camarim Arquitectos to include an attic steam room
A glazed wall framed by thick concrete fronts this house built into a grassy hillside in Penafiel, Portugal, by architecture office Spaceworkers (+ slideshow). More about Casa de Sambade by Spaceworkers is a long house with textured concrete walls
Portuguese architecture studio Virgula I has used local Iberian chestnut to introduce warmth and character into this hotel renovation in the town of Vila Nova de Cerveira (+ slideshow). More about Virgula I adds warm wood to white-walled Portuguese hotel
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The two main buildings of this Portuguese holiday complex by I-da Arquitectos are dug into a hillside, partly burying them in the sloping terrain (+ slideshow). More about I-da Arquitectos sinks holiday apartments into the Portuguese countryside
White stuccoed walls and terracotta tiled roofing create a visual connection between the simplified volumes of this small house in a Portuguese vineyard and traditional agricultural buildings nearby (+ slideshow). More about SAMF reinterprets traditional Portuguese farmhouses with Casa dos Caseiros
This Portuguese house has been completely transformed by architects Rui Vieira Oliveira and Vasco Manuel Fernandes, with a new structure that rests on top of the original home's granite walls (+ slideshow). More about Taíde House was built over the granite walls of a family's original residence
The green-tiled facade of this Lisbon townhouse by Camarim Arquitectos has varying textures and opacities designed to reference the building that previously stood on the site (+ slideshow). More about Camarim Arquitectos pays homage to Lisbon's decorative houses with a patterned-tile facade
Atelier Data has extended a 1980s home in the Algarve, Portugal, with whitewashed concrete structures and fenced-in courtyards (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Data adds concrete volumes and internal courtyards to Algarve house