Elena Dubois — Architect

Architect · Lisbon, Portugal

Houses and interiors that are calm to live in, built with local trades and as few materials as possible.

I trained in Porto and spent five years at Atelier Costa Reis before opening my own studio in 2019. We are three people and take on four or five projects a year, and stay with each one until the last detail on site.

The best way to reach me is email.

Work01

  1. 2019 — now

    Mendes Studio, Lisbon — Founder

  2. 2014 — 2019

    Atelier Costa Reis — Project architect

  3. 2012 — 2014

    Oficina Norte, Porto — Architect

Selected work02

Casa Alvor

House · Algarve · 2024

A family house on a slope above the sea. Three white volumes, one long terrace, shade from timber screens instead of air conditioning.

Príncipe Real apartment

Interior · Lisbon · 2023

An 1890s apartment opened up around its original windows. Lime plaster, oak floors, nothing added that the building did not need.

Hillside house

House · Sintra · 2022

Two floors set into the hill so the garden runs over the roof.

Garden pavilion

Pavilion · Cascais · 2021

A small reading room for a private garden, built in eleven weeks with a local contractor.

Rua da Rosa shop

Retail · Lisbon · 2020

Quinta do Vale winery

Competition · Douro · 2018

Skills03

Skills
Residential designInterior architectureSite supervisionRevit, Rhino, hand drawing

Education04

  1. 2007 — 2012

    University of Porto — MArch

  2. 2010

    ETH Zürich — Erasmus year

Also05

Certifications
Registered architect, Ordem dos Arquitectos
Languages
Portuguese NativeEnglish FluentFrench Good