[LOGO] is an awarded international design office engaged in the progressive and contemporary fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and comprehensive planning, focusing on designing for a hopeful future.
We are facing major disruptive trends, including rapid urbanization, aging populations, social isolation, climate change, and mobility. Changing how we live has the power to transform societies and impact how we work, move, interact, and lead happier lives. Regarding what´s important – impact, planet, people, viability, [logo] is dedicated to developing solutions to create a better everyday life.
We design accessible, livable cities that foster inclusive, diverse communities while reducing their ecological footprint. We believe that we are defined by our actions, not our intentions, and as architects, we have a responsibility to create a positive impact on each project.
From buildings to public space, from urban planning to furniture design, the creative direction includes social, functional, economic, and environmental issues that are integrated into the different scales of each project. In a constantly changing world, every project is translated into possibilities. [logo] is permanently motivated to find them.
We are building the conditions for the future through a planet-people approach,
because changing how people live, will always change the World.
Porto Office
Avenida da Boavista, 3769, L27. 4100-139 Porto, Portugal
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Lisbon Office
Rua de São Marçal, 170. Príncipe Real. 1200-423 Lisboa, Portugal
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Founded in 2016, the Porto-based office team is made up of people from different nationalities. The result of this dynamic environment is an enriching mix of distinctive professional, educational, and cultural backgrounds, that influence every project based on diverse insights and new perspectives.
Partners
Diogo Sousa Rocha
Studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and began his career in São Paulo working with Aflalo & Gasperini before returning to Portugal. He focus in developing projects across architecture, urban design, and strategic planning, often through international competitions and collaborations.
Duarte Ramalho Fontes
Studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto.
His work focuses on architecture, urban design, and strategic territorial projects, often developed through research-driven processes and international competitions.
Team
Our team is defined by its diversity, collaboration, and multidisciplinary mindset. Composed of professionals from multiple nationalities and backgrounds, we bring together a wide range of cultural and technical perspectives that enrich each project. Rather than focusing on individual authorship, [logo] emphasizes collective work and often collaborates with specialists across different fields and countries, fostering an open and dynamic design environment
- Afonso Machado Finance Manager
- Alejandro Uribe Gómez Architect
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Ana Fortuna
Head of Construction
- Andreea-Cristiana Șcheau Intern
- António Salgado Architect
- Carlos Guilherme Pinto Architect
- Carmo Côrte-Real Intern
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Catarina Calçada Gaspar
Business Developer & Public Relations
- Diogo Borges Ferreira Head of Research
- Diogo Castello-Branco Architect
- Diogo Zenha Architect
- Dominika Klopotek AI Specialist
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Filipa Ferreira
Project Manager
- Filipa Rodrigues Architect
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Filipa Roma Torres
Project Manager
- Francisca Guimarães Barbosa Architect
- Guilherme Franco Mateus Architect
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Inês Pinto
Architect
- Jeongyeon Choi Architect
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Joana Dias Bandeira
Architect
- Joana Fraga Architect
- Joana Milhais Ferreira Project Manager
- Joana Vilaça Architect
- José Queirós Project Manager
- João Prisco Project Manager
- Karla Hiltmann Intern
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Luísa Alves Pereira
Architect
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Luísa Borges Taveira
Office Manager
- Luís Formiga Architect
- Lúcia Peixoto Controller
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Mafalda Cotrim
Architect
- Manuel Vasconcelos Growth Director
- Marta Martins Project Manager
- Marta Pereira Head of People
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Marta Vaz
Head of Operations
- Nandin Enkhbaatar Intern
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Nuno Gameiro
Architect
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Raul Cruz
ArchViz
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Rita Bastos Serra
Architect
- Rita Gorjão Henriques Architect
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Rita Pinho
Architect
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Rodrigo Waihiwe
Parametric Specialist
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Sara Soares
Front Ofice
- Seoyeon Park Intern
- Sónia Silva Architect
- Tiago Oliveira Architect
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Tânia Marques
BIM Manager
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Vasco Sousa
Architect
- Vasco Tudela Architect
- Vijaya Negardhane Architect
Recognition
The recognition of [LOGO] work through awards, publications, and invitations reflects an ongoing engagement with architectural culture and research. These acknowledgements document the office’s contribution to contemporary discussions on architecture, urbanism, and the built environment, while situating its projects within broader national and international contexts.
Awards
- Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Incubação Awarded 3rd prize Oporto Open Competition 2026
- Vila Catarina Apartments ArchDaily Brazil - Building of the Year 2026 (Nominee) Oporto Private 2026
- Europe 40 under 40 Awards 2026 Recognition Award Portugal The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies & The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design, Athens, Greece & Dublin, Ireland For Diogo Sousa Rocha & Duarte Ramalho Fontes, MASSLAB founders 2026
- Soutenable Légèreté Awarded 3rd prize Genève Open Competition 2025
- Vila Catarina Apartments Prémios Nacionais de Arquitetura 2025 - Best Rehabilitation Project (Shortlisted) Oporto Private 2025
- Vila Catarina Apartments AyE Oporto Awards (Finalist) Oporto Private 2025
- Porto Arts Club Prémios Construir 2025 - Best Services & Retail Project (Nominee) Oporto Private 2025
- Porto Arts Club Prémios Construir 2025 – Best Rehabilitation Project (Nominee) Oporto Private 2025
- Loop Lisbon Design Week Oporto Private 2025
- Standard Bank Mozambique Awarded 1st Prize Maputo Private Competition 2025
- Prémios Construir 2025 - Office of the Year (Nominee) Nominee Portugal For influential architectural work 2025
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FORMA awards - ECHO Recognition Award Portugal Recognition Award; For the essay ‘Para além da Forma‘ (MASSLAB / ECHO) 2025
- Estremoz Winery & Hotel Awarded 1st prize Estremoz Private Competition 2024
- ETAR Bragança Awarded 1st prize Bragança Open Competition 2024
- Atlas Awarded 2nd prize Setúbal Open Competition 2024
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Águas Santas Housing Awarded 1st Prize Maia Open Competition 2024
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Zambujal Housing Complex Awarded 1st Prize Loures Open Competition 2024
- Herdade da Barrosinha Awarded 1st Prize Alcácer do Sal Private Competition 2023
- A Roof for Helsinki Awarded 1st Prize Helsinki Open Competition 2023
- A Roof for Helsinki The Golden Trezzini Awards 2023 Helsinki Open Competition 2023
- Barrosinha Monte das Obras Hotel Awarded 1st prize Alcácer do Sal Private Competition 2023
- Martim Moniz Plaza Awarded 3rd Prize Lisbon Open Competition 2023
- Adro Awarded 1sd Prize Lisbon Public 2023
- Faria Guimarães Housing Awarded 4th Prize Oporto Open Competition 2023
- Galileu Honourable Mention Almada Open Competition 2022
- Monte Pedral Housing Awarded 1st Prize Oporto Open Competition 2022
- Varandas do Sado Honourable Mention Setúbal Open Competition 2022
- Palladio Awarded 1st Prize Almada Open Competition 2022
- Quinta da Freixeira Awarded 1st Prize Loures Private Competition 2021
- Natural Alliance Honourable Mention Tampere Open Competition 2020
- Aviapolis Awarded 1st Prize Vantaa Open Competition 2018
- Arquipelago Awarded 1st Prize Oporto Private Competition 2016
- Runavík Housing Finalist Runavík Open Competition 2016
Publications and Mentions
- Há três arquitectos do Porto na lista dos melhores sub-40 da Europa Público Lisbon 2026
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ECHO* 3 How to Measure the Quality of Architecture? MASSLAB Oporto 2026
- MASS TALK #4 - What does it take to grow a city? dgArtes Oporto 2026
- [LOGO] reúne Marta Campos e José Carlos Lino na próxima sessão de MASS TALKS dgArtes Oporto 2026
- 10 [LOGO] moments Idealista Lisbon 2026
- Porto Arts Club Attitude Mag Oporto 2026
- Arquitectos portugueses da [LOGO] distinguidos no “Europe 40 Under 40” Diário Imobiliário Lisbon 2026
- Três arquitetos portugueses premiados no "Europe 40 Under 40" Idealista Lisbon 2026
- [LOGO] : The “Mass” That Connects People and the Planet | Arquitetando o Futuro Brands Channel Lisbon 2026
- Entrevista [LOGO] | Foro Contract Arquitectura y Empresa Oporto 2026
- Mais do que Casas FAUP / MUDE Oporto 2025
- Reinventing Heritage Park Books Zurich 2025
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ECHO* 2 Where Does the Architecture Happen? MASSLAB Oporto 2025
- Former courthouse reimagined as Vila Catarina Apartments Metalocus Madrid 2025
- A Porto to Another World The World of Interiors United Kingdom 2025
- [LOGO] converts a civic court building in Portugal into a geometric apartment hotel that unfolds in playful planes The Architect's Newspaper New York 2025
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Anteprojetos #364 Anteprojetos Portugal 2025
- [LOGO] Portugal Apartment Hotel The Architect's Newspaper New York 2025
- Nueva vida para una casa adosada de principios del siglo XX Whitemad Warsaw 2025
- Uma nova Lisboa Attitude Mag Oporto 2025
- A whimsical reuse: Vila Catarina Apartments in Porto Archisearch Greece 2025
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ECHO* 1 What is an Idea? MASSLAB Oporto 2025
- De um antigo tribunal nasceram estes apartamentos no centro do Porto Público Lisbon 2025
- Architecture Think Tanks at the Intersection of Research and Design ArchDaily Zurich 2025
- Antigo tribunal no Porto convertido em 16 novos apartamentos Idealista Lisbon 2025
- Arquitetura Plus #30 Grupo Via Barcelona 2024
- Transformation of Herdade da Barrosinha in Alcácer do Sal Arquitectura Viva Madrid 2024
- Os arquitectos da [LOGO] vão transformar a ETAR de Bragança num espaço cultural Público Lisbon 2024
- OODA and [LOGO] Win Competition for a “Building without Devastating” Master Plan in Portugal ArchDaily Zurich 2024
- ETAR Bragança Design Magazine Portugal 2024
- Rethinking Infrastructures: [LOGO] wins competition by giving a new life to Wastewater Treatment Plant Arktera Istanbul 2024
- Lisboa está a reabilitar o espaço público, mas “há muitas oportunidades perdidas” TimeOut Lisbon 2024
- Giving a New Life to Wastewater Treatment Plant Arkitera Istanbul 2024
- Duarte R. Fontes: "Uma das coisas mais interessantes é pensar as cidades de forma estratégica" Idealista Lisbon 2024
- Habitar Lisboa - Uma perspetiva arquitetonica sobre uma crise contemporanea Monade Lisbon 2023
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Anteprojetos #351 Anteprojetos Lisbon 2023
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Traço - Arquitetura + Design #479 Jornal Construir Portugal 2023
- Habitar Lisboa - Onde estao os arquitectos? Público Lisbon 2023
- Competition to Design Affordable Housing in Lisbon ArchDaily Zurich 2023
- Concurso de mega-edificio ligado a natureza em Helsinquia Público Lisbon 2023
- [LOGO] + AFRY win competition to design the Mixed Use building for the Pasila Machine Shop Area Metalocus Madrid 2023
- Arquitetura. [LOGO] desenha edifício multiusos na Finlândia e vence concurso internacional Observador Lisbon 2023
- [LOGO] vencem concurso para o conjunto habitacional São Ciro, Lisboa OASRS Lisbon 2023
- A Roof for Helsinki by [LOGO] and AFRY Ark Studio ArchiEXPO Marseille 2023
- Vai ser criada nova praça e novo jardim junto à Basílica da Estrela TimeOut Lisbon 2023
- Monte Pedral no Porto vai ter residência de estudantes com 5 mil m2 Idealista Lisbon 2023
- [LOGO] vai reabilitar complexo industrial de 45 mil m2 em Helsínquia Idealista Lisbon 2023
- Projecto junto à Basílica da Estrela vai trazer 100 novos fogos de habitação acessível Diário Imobiliário Lisbon 2023
- [LOGO] wins Competition to Design Affordable Housing in Lisbon ArchDaily Zurich 2023
- Habitação acessível e arquitetura em novo projeto na zona da Estrela Idealista Lisbon 2023
- Competition for Mixed-Use Building in Helsinki Finland ArchDaily Zurich 2023
- A Train Depot Becomes the New Urban Landmark for Helsinki Domus Milan 2023
- Intertwine Bridge Reykjavik Iceland by [LOGO] Amazing Architecture Mexico 2022
- [LOGO] wins first prize in competition for affordable housing in Almada World Architecture Community Istanbul 2022
- Domingo Almada Affordable Housing Dwell San Francisco 2022
- The First Recognised LEED Building in the Iberian Peninsula. InvestPorto Oporto 2022
- Gabinete [LOGO] vence o Concurso de Ideias para o Monte Pedral Vida Imobiliária Lisbon 2019
- [LOGO] wins competition for master plan and housing complex in Porto ArchDaily Zurich 2019
- Concurso de ideias para o Monte de S. Pedral Público Lisbon 2019
- How Can We Build Attractive Neighborhoods Around the Airport Airport Urbanism USA 2018
- Mandaworks and [LOGO] – New Aviapolis Urban Blocks Hub in Vantaa Bustler USA 2018
- Portugal apartment renovation by [LOGO] features a blue modular design Archinect New York 2018
- Annu en finsk seger Mandaworks! Arkitekten Stockholm 2018
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Roof Magazine #11 Roof Magazine Portugal 2017
- Mark #71 Frame Publishers Amsterdam 2017
- Mark #68 Frame Publishers Amsterdam 2017
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Concept #223 Concept Seoul 2017
- Laboratório Talento RTP Lisbon 2016
- Nordic Built Cities Challenge Competition World-Architects Zurich 2016
Data
Architecture generates data, and data generates new ways of seeing architecture. We enjoy working with numbers because they reveal rhythms, hierarchies, and unexpected connections.