The brothers Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus founded in 1988 the office Aires Mateus & Associados in sunny Lissbon, Portugal and they raised fast to icons of modern architecture. They adapt traditional portugiese shapes into a detailed-free abstract surfaces on special and typical places, often in small villages. Formal the buildings are affected by a strong will of abstraction. The conceptual design is oftentimes a simple solution to create surprising three-dimensional moments and give the word “volume” a new materiality and Composition. Inside and outside were linked to each other and the abstract buildings show the great experience and knowledge of  the architects in handling light and surfaces.

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