Portuguese architecture studio Atelier Backlar has used recycled ocean plastic and locally sourced timber to create The Blue House within the ruins of a former whaler's tavern on São Miguel Island in the Azores. More about Atelier Backlar wraps Portuguese clifftop house in recycled ocean plastic
Exposed concrete, steel-framed windows and handmade bricks reference the formerly industrial site of Agramonte House, a home in Portugal designed by local studio António Bessa Cruz Architects. More about António Bessa Cruz Architects replaces Porto car workshop with industrial-themed home
Scaled-down living spaces and Douglas fir joinery help bring a more intimate feel to this townhouse in Lisbon that's been revamped by British architecture practice McLean Quinlan and features an artwork by Anish Kapoor. More about McLean Quinlan gives family townhouse in Lisbon a homelier feel
Lebanese-Italian studio AB+AC Architects has created an "urban retreat" with terracotta floors in Lisbon, Portugal, for clients who wanted to feel like they were living in the countryside. More about AB+AC Architects uses natural materials and sculptural furniture for House of Green Patios
Italian practice Atelier Matteo Arnone has completed House for Two Musicians, a minimal, symmetrical home with a pair of recording studios on the site of an old winery in Portugal. More about Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
A minimalist gabled form, cantilevered terraces and earth-toned lime plaster define Casa Plaj, a holiday home in Portugal designed by local practice Extrastudio. More about Extrastudio coats "radically simple" holiday home in Portugal with earth-toned plaster
Cork cladding, curved ceilings and mirrored surfaces animate this holiday home in Portugal, renovated by Atelier Local to feel spacious despite its compact plot. More about Atelier Local redesigns House in Valongo to "feel larger than it actually is"
A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
An inverted pitched roof creates sloping and curved ceilings that "blur structure and sculpture" at this home in Porto, Portugal, designed by local studio Fala Atelier. More about Inverted roof creates sculptural interiors for home in Porto by Fala Atelier
A sunken concrete form designed to "embrace the irregular topography" of its sloping site defines Oeiras House, completed by Portuguese architecture studio OODA near Lisbon. More about OODA nestles concrete home into sloping site in Portugal
Local practice Pedro Domingos Arquitectos used exposed, board-marked concrete to create this brutalist home in Portugal, which features large openings that frame the surrounding landscape. More about Brutalist hilltop home evokes an "ancient ruin"
A cluster of wooden cabins modelled on fishing huts surround a patio and swimming pool at Casa Donovan, completed by Portuguese studio PIMAA Architects in the coastal village of Comporta. More about PIMAA Architects organises Portuguese home across cluster of cabins
Gently curving walls and ceilings informed by the fabric of a tent frame the interior of this house in Porto, completed by local studio Fala Atelier. More about Curved surfaces frame A House Within a Few Lines by Fala Atelier
Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta in Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. More about SIA Arquitectura uses lime render to "echo the sandy landscape" surrounding coastal home
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has created the illusion of extra height at this house in Lisbon by adding a large number of windows to its facade. More about Fala Atelier designs House of Countless Windows as "a mathematical equation"
Architecture studio Fala Atelier decked out the angular spaces of the 087 house in Lisbon with oversized spots and stripes, which also feature on its bold marble facade. More about Fala Atelier designs Lisbon home with "very Portuguese" materials
Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal, recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. More about Spaceworkers frames views through deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house
Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home, which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. More about Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an angular home in Portugal defined by stacked layers of warping glass and concrete. More about "This is the kind of brutalism I can support" says commenter
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 about Debate features green-tiled Portuguese house "that will age beautifully"