House of Silence / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
The project consists of making a musician’s studio coexist with his home. Located in a residential area near Valencia, where neighboring houses are very close to each other.
Fernando Guerra photography
Fernando Guerra is a Lisbon-based architectural photographer and co-founder of FG+SG studio. Originally trained as an architect, he brings a deeply thoughtful, human-centered approach to his work, blending clarity, atmosphere, and subtle narrative in each image. Guerra is celebrated for capturing architecture with precision and poetic sensitivity, often including contextual elements—like passersby or shifting clouds—that enrich the storytelling of each space.
Since establishing FG+SG in 1999 with his brother, Sergio, Fernando has played a pivotal role in showcasing contemporary Portuguese architecture to a global audience. His imagery, featured in leading international publications and embellished with accolades like Canon Ambassador recognition and Photographer of the Year, reflects a balance of technical rigor and emotional depth—capturing both the structural beauty of architecture and the life that surrounds it.
LOCATION: Lisbon, Portugal
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Tramonto Residence, Pacific Palisades / ShubinDonaldson
Nestled in the Pacific Palisades foothills, the Tramonto Residence is a contemporary single-family home which integrates the natural beauty of an adjacent state park. The placement of the home captures vistas overlooking the canyon, the surrounding Santa…
Peninsula Weekend House / Bernardes Arquitetura
Peninsula Weekend House, a home in a coastal city, explores an intriguing relationship between the privacy and domesticity of its residential program and natural setting.
Agrela House – A House for Books by Spaceworkers
The Agrela House by Spaceworkers is more than a residence—it is a home designed around books. The client’s request for ample space to store an extensive collection inspired the architects to reimagine the dwelling as a modern-day…
House for a Buddhist / Pereira Miguel Arquitectos
In the hills of Monchique, between ups and downs, taking advantage of an extraordinary situation is this single-storey house. Set in a southern slope, with access by small and winding tar road, lies over one of several…
FL House, Brazil / Jacobsen Arquitetura
Based on a study of the terrain, we identified two striking visuals: the rear of the property, with a beautiful forest landscape; and the front of the lot, which offers an ample view of the setting sun…
Casa Tojal / Contaminar Arquitectos
Casa Tojal is shy and bucolic, from a steep terrain surrounded by olive trees. In a torn gesture, it is born as an integral part of its landscape and it leans over the valley towards the garden…
RL House / Jacobsen Arquitetura
The office already was well informed about this terrain: neighboring the FL House, we knew that we needed to exploit the front of the lot overlooking the orange tree grove; and the back, with the dense native…
Coastal Style Weekend House in Guarujá, Brazil / Jacobsen Arquitetura
This is requested to be a coastal style weekend house for a young couple form São Paulo and their infant kids. It is set in a L shape, blocking the street since it’s located in a corner…