"This is the kind of brutalism I can support" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an angular home in Portugal defined by stacked layers of warping glass and concrete. More
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Debate features green-tiled Portuguese house "that will age beautifully"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a green-tiled concrete house in Lisbon by Bak Gordon Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Contaminar stacks concrete layers to enclose twisting Portuguese home
Warping layers of glass and concrete have been stacked to form Quinta do Rei, an angular four-storey home designed by Portuguese studio Contaminar. More
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Bak Gordon inserts green-tiled concrete house on sloping street in Lisbon
Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos has designed two concrete structures separated by a courtyard for a house on a narrow plot in Lisbon. More
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Falcão de Campos designs zigzagging vacation villa at Comporta beach
Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has completed Pura Comporta, a minimalist holiday home with a triple-pitched roof near one of Portugal's most idyllic beaches. More
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Casa Pátios de Pétalas is decorated with "flower petal" walls
Curved white walls define Casa Pátios de Pétalas, a house created by Portuguese studio Sandra Micaela Casinha Atelier with an organic shape that was informed by flowers. More
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Screen for climbing plants wraps home in Porto by Anarchlab
Climbing plants will gradually cover the screen of iron bars that surrounds Nevogilde house in Porto, Portugal, which has been completed by local studio Anarchlab. More
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Exposed-concrete stair pulls light and views into Porto home by Tsou Arquitectos
A concrete staircase and curved lightwell draw light and views into Casa Vertical, a tall, narrow home in Porto, Portugal, which has been designed by local practice Tsou Arquitectos. More
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Filipe Pina retains original features in renovation of historic Portuguese building
Shale walls and slate tiles help pay homage to the history of this 19th-century building in Portugal, which has been transformed into a family home by Portuguese studio Filipe Pina. More
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Atelier Data completes house between pine trees in Portuguese national park
Local studio Atelier Data has built the Praia Grande house in Portugal's Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, which is made from five interconnected volumes and features a swimming pool designed to look like a pond. More
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Dezeen Debate features a "magnificent" fortress home in Portugal
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a home in Portugal designed by architecture practice Pema Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Pema Studio designs home in Portugal as "a dense and closed fortress"
Architecture practice Pema Studio drew on the idea of a protected fortress when creating the Forte House, a blocky, white-rendered home that replaces a neglected existing structure in Santo Tirso, Portugal. More
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Carlos Castanheira brings order to abandonded caretaker's cottage in Braga
Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira has transformed an ageing stone cottage into a modern upside-down house. More
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Manuel Aires Mateus builds minimalist concrete holiday homes with matching cutaways
Architect Manuel Aires Mateus has completed the Pateos holiday homes in Portugal, which look the same but are actually all different. More
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Sliding screens front Granary House guesthouse by MIMA Housing
Architect Marta Brandão has adopted a "rustic minimalism" style to create a two-bedroom mountain retreat in Arouca, Portugal. More
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Fala Atelier nestles "very tiny palazzo" in garden of Porto home
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has completed a garden apartment for a home in Porto, Portugal, topped by a "concrete crown" inlaid with marble geometry. More
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João Mendes Ribeiro creates "elegant shelter" around a chestnut tree
Angled glass walls frame close-up views of a mature tree at the centre of the Chestnut House in Vale Flor, Portugal, designed by local architect João Mendes Ribeiro. More
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Inês Brandão Arquitectura completes Cork House in Portugal
Cork cladding creates a "camouflaged" upper storey at this home near Lisbon, Portugal, designed by local studio Inês Brandão Arquitectura. More
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Filipe Pina and David Bilo extend Portuguese farmhouse with gabled concrete forms
Portuguese architects Filipe Pina and David Bilo have extended the Casa NaMora farmhouse in Guarda, Portugal, adding two gabled concrete volumes with pared-back interiors. More
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Atelier Data uses a simple and traditional palette to extend a Portuguese farmhouse
Portuguese practice Atelier Data has renovated and extended a farmhouse in the Alentejo region with a plain, white form and traditional materials that mimic the appearance of the existing building. More
