May 2026 · Essay
An award-winning studio working at the intersection of residential architecture, restoration, and interior design. Based in Lisbon and Porto.
North Studio is a small architecture practice founded in 2008 by Margarida Sousa and Tiago Almeida. We work on residential, restoration, and small hospitality projects across Portugal and increasingly across southern Europe.
Our work has been recognised by Wallpaper*, Dezeen, and the AIA. We've completed 47 projects in 16 years — and we still meet for coffee every Monday at nine.
We believe architecture is slow work. Every project starts on a site visit and ends with a long lunch. In between: drawings, models, dust, and a lot of revisions.
We never take more than 8 projects at a time. It keeps the work close to the hand and lets us stay on site when it matters most.
We visit, we measure, we talk. A written brief and a feasibility note follow within three weeks.
Sketches, physical models, two design directions, and a costed scope. You choose the path.
Full technical drawings, specifications, planning submission, and contractor tendering.
Weekly site visits, monthly client reviews, snagging and a long handover lunch.
New-build residential and small commercial. Concept through to site.
Full furnishing, finishes, lighting and styling.
Sensitive renovation of period buildings and listed properties.
One-off advisory for owners, small developers and hoteliers.
"They listened more than they talked. The house feels inevitable — like it was always meant to be there."
"Calm, exacting, and unusually honest about money. We finished on budget, which is rarer than it should be."
"They turned a ruin into a home without losing what made it a ruin worth keeping."
Rua das Janelas Verdes 14
1200-690 Lisboa, Portugal
+351 21 555 0142
studio@north.example
Monday – Friday · 09:00 – 18:00