Loureiro House / Cláudia Ascenso and José Pedro Lima
“Bringing home all the splendor and respect that was lost with little care” was the challenge of the architect Cláudia Ascenso in the conception of the Loureiro house project.
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“Bringing home all the splendor and respect that was lost with little care” was the challenge of the architect Cláudia Ascenso in the conception of the Loureiro house project.
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