Margarida Matos

Palácio do Grilo

2023 -with Policronica

Archdaily Building of the Year 2023 nominee

Palácio do Grilo - 2023, with Policronica

Archdaily Building of the Year 2023 nominee

Palácio do Grilo - 2023, with Policronica

Archdaily Building of the Year 2023 nominee

about

Palácio do Grilo is an original XVIII century building, reinvented to embody a kingdom of dreams. The first works involved mapping the building and study its’ pathologies and necessary interventions. Then, with minimum intervention on the building, the studio designed and built the scenography and furniture for the restaurant , as well as design concept for the future rooms.

The project won Prix de Versailles 2023 under “World Restaurants” and was nominated for Archdaily Building of the Year 2023.

Architect and designer, interested in crafting and communicating sustainable futures for cultural spaces through adaptive reuse, heritage preservation and spatial design.

work experience

Spatial designer @ TOYNO studio, 2023-present

Architect @ Policronica,2021-2023

Architect @ Palácio do Grilo, 2020

Exhibition and workshop assistant @ Lisbon Architecture Trienalle, 2019

Research Assistant for Arch. Carlos Mourão Pereira, 2018-2019

education

User Experience Design Ironhack, 2023

MsC Architecture ULisboa, 2019

BsC Architecture ULisboa, 2016

 

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