I’m an independent architect and architectural developer based in Lisbon with a particular interest in architecture and diplomacy.
Occasionally, I write words about all things surrounding architecture.
I’m also the co-founder of Mae Office, a communications agency focused on architecture, design, and our built environment.
Casa das Irmãs
Renovation of a rustic townhouse in the historic centre of Alcácer do Sal.
Quinzena’21
I am the curator of Quinzena’21, a mini-festival on architecture, urban culture and spatial practices, in Instituto, Porto.
Apartamento Moçambique
Tactical renovation of a 1930s apartment in Lisbon’s Art Nouveau neighbourhood, celebrating original features and Portuguese materials.
The Architecture of Rewilding
I wrote an essay about the widening agency of architecture and Norway’s effort to restore large swathes of land back to nature, in Faktur, a journal that celebrates research as the source of architectural imagination.
Landscape Healing
I produced a cinematic documentary following the largest act of rewilding in Norway, by BAFTA-nominated film director Richard John Seymour.
Freelance journalism
I am a regular contributor to Wallpaper* Magazine and The Spaces, as well as DOMUS, Metropolis, CNN Style.
Arraiolos Weekend House
Holiday home in a village in deep Alentejo, blending rural vernacular with modern insertions.
Migrant Journal
I co-founded an independent publication exploring the circulation of people, goods, information, fauna and flora around the world and the transformative impact they have on space.