Rehabilitation of an 18th century aristocratic palace on Rua da Junqueira in Lisbon called Palácio dos Condes da Ribeira Grande.
Extensive building with a central body on the axis of symmetry of the two identical side bodies, rectangular plan and staggered volumetry developing over two floors and fifteen sections in which horizontal lines dominate.
A monumental façade to the south with a side chapel and a later building to the west, gardens to the rear and new bodies that articulate with the existing building in the new museum and hotel programme.
An innovative and ambitious museum and hotel programme integrated into the same building, the MACAM – Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art distributes exhibition areas on the lower floors of the palace and installs the hotel on the upper floors and new blocks. A new body at the rear houses two contemporary art galleries of significant size.
The architectural and heritage heritage of the existing building is valorised, while the contemporary lines of the new volumes are added, creating extreme dynamics and transparency, allowing plays of light and transparency inside/out.

Sector – Tourism/Services
Location – Rua da Junqueira 66, Lisbon
Stage – Completed
Year – 2025
Area – 22.000 m² – Hotel 65 Rooms/Suites and Museum of Contemporary Art
Client – SIMUREX SA
Photography – Eduardo Montenegro Studio
Website – www.macam.pt