Opening up | Stories of Lisbon's light - Minimalist holiday villa architecture

Board the train in Lisbon, and you’ll find yourself in the center of Cascais about an hour later: a vibrant seaside resort hidden on the westernmost tip of the European continent.

Walking from the station into the city center, you come across the 19th-century vestiges of the city: stately, colorful and richly ornamented buildings glistening in the sun of the Riviera Portuguesa. With his modern, minimalist style, architect Bruno Novo of novostudio arquitectos offers a powerful riposte, with natural light playing the leading part in an original manner. We interviewed him for the triptych Stories of Lisbon's Light.

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