About
We are an architecture studio in Lisbon. We combine conceptual creativity with technical precision, shaping each space around those who will inhabit it and the place where it stands. We follow every project in an integrated way — from the first conversation to the completed build — in a balance between aesthetics, functionality and economic feasibility.
Projects since 2014
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Tiago R. Correia — European training, a practice rooted in Lisbon
Trained at Universidade Lusíada in Lisbon, with a Master's in Architecture and Urbanism from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (La Cambre), Tiago R. Correia brought from his path between Lisbon and Brussels a way of designing that combines the technical rigour of northern European schools with the light and matter of Portuguese architecture.
His formation as an architect is rooted in the OTO Arquitectos studio: the internship and collaboration developed there gave him the foundations of the craft. To that base he added collaboration on international design projects — among them with Focus Creations and the French designer Dominique Imbert — and a defining period managing Pedra e Decoração, between Portugal and Brazil, which brought him business experience and a close knowledge of materials.
In 2014 he established his own practice in Lisbon, registered with the Ordem dos Arquitectos (OA 23599); since then, the studio has signed 69 projects, more than half in rehabilitation — his practice of choice.
He practises an essential architecture, drawn from light and matter, attentive to scale and to the way spaces are lived in, where the value of a space is not measured by what it cost. It was this approach that took Bombarda 54, in Lisbon, to the pages of Jornal de Negócios and ECO.
- Education
- Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon · Master's ULB — La Cambre, Brussels
- Ordem dos Arquitectos
- OA 23599
- Own practice
- Lisbon, since 2014
- Collaborations
- OTO Arquitectos · Focus Creations · Dominique Imbert
- Management
- Pedra e Decoração · Portugal and Brazil
- Working languages
- Portuguese · English · French
- Portfolio
- 37 rehabilitations · 14 houses · 12 developments · 6 tourism
First we listen. Then we design with the place, not against it.
Every project starts by listening. Before the first drawing, we seek to understand how you live, what you want and what the plot or the building really allows. It is this initial reading that avoids the two most expensive mistakes in construction — designing what cannot be permitted, and permitting what you would not want to live in.
We design with the place, not against it: solar orientation, topography and each municipality's rules enter the design from the first line. The result is applications that get approved with less friction and works with fewer surprises in the budget.
Design what can be built — and build what is worth living in.
From the first conversation to the finished works, in 5 steps
At every moment you know what phase you are in, what has been decided and what remains. No grey areas.
Conversation
We listen to what you are looking for and analyse what the plot or property allows — with no commitment.
Preliminary study
We turn ideas into drawings and numbers: areas, volumes and a realistic cost estimate.
Design
We develop the complete design in BIM, with the engineering disciplines integrated in the same three-dimensional model.
Permitting
We handle the whole process with the municipal council, from the drawings to the responses to opinions.
Construction
We follow the execution through to delivery: technical assistance, coordination and quality control.
We build every building twice: first in the model, then on site
All the studio's services — from architectural design to rehabilitation, from permitting to 3D visualisation — are developed in BIM (Building Information Modeling): a rigorous three-dimensional model that gathers architecture, engineering and quantities in a single place, before construction begins.
Anticipating clashes
The crossings between structure, services and architecture are detected and resolved in the model — not on site, where every correction has a cost and a deadline.
Controlling the investment
Measurements and estimates come directly from the model. The budget follows the design from the first study, with no surprises at the end.
Deciding with information
The client sees the building before it exists. Every decision — materials, areas, energy performance — is made on concrete data.
Three reasons that make a difference at the end of the works
A single point of contact
From the preliminary study to the delivery of the works, you always speak with whoever designed the project — architecture, engineering and permitting under the same coordination.
Fewer errors, fewer overruns
The BIM model eliminates incompatibilities before construction begins. The result is measured in deadlines met and budgets respected.
Real knowledge of the municipalities
69 projects across 16 municipalities. We know each council's regulations and practice — and that shortens permitting.
Have a project in mind?
A first conversation, with no commitment, clarifies the essentials. Tell us what you are looking for.
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