Hospitality & Hotel Architects — Design, Renovation and Delivery
Hospitality projects are business projects. Your design must support operations, guest experience and revenue—while meeting constraints, approvals and the reality of execution.
Pedra Silva Architects designs and delivers hotels and hospitality interiors from concept to completion, with structured coordination for permits and approvals when required.
Who we help
- Boutique hotels and lifestyle hospitality brands
- Hotel refurbishments and repositioning projects
- Restaurants and hospitality-led common areas
- Investors and operators entering Portugal
What you get
- Guest journeys that convert: arrival, flow, wayfinding and atmosphere
- Design decisions aligned with operations and maintenance
- Value engineering without losing the core concept
- Approvals-ready documentation and coordinated consultants
- End-to-end management: one point of contact, from design to handover
Scope of services
- Feasibility, spatial strategy and repositioning
- Concept design and interior architecture
- Room prototypes and repeatable standards (rollouts)
- Coordination with MEP / specialty consultants
- Permits/licensing support and coordination with authorities (as applicable)
- Tender support, contractor alignment, site supervision and handover
Our process
1) Feasibility & concept direction
Define the experience, target guest and operational constraints.
2) Prototype & standards
Rooms, bathrooms, FF&E guidelines, durability and maintenance logic.
3) Approvals-ready packages
Coordinate consultant inputs and documentation for submissions.
4) Execution planning
Phasing, procurement realities, contractor coordination.
5) Site supervision
Quality control and detail delivery.
6) Handover
Snagging, as-built updates and readiness to operate.
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View MoreFAQs
We support permitting by structuring documentation and coordinating the necessary consultants and approval cycles with relevant authorities. The exact responsibilities depend on the project and legal framework.
Often yes. We can plan phased works to keep operations running where feasible—balancing guest comfort, safety and timeline.
When applicable, yes. We coordinate project information and feedback cycles with the relevant entities as part of a structured approvals process.
We focus on the guest journey and the few design decisions that create maximum perceived value, then value-engineer the rest without damaging the concept.
Yes. We can develop a repeatable design language—room prototypes, finishes, and guidelines—while adapting to each site's constraints.
Yes. We frequently design hospitality-led lobbies, lounges and restaurant-style common spaces aligned with operations and brand.
A short discovery to align on business goals, constraints, timeline and approvals path—then a feasibility and concept roadmap.
No. We're Lisbon-based and work across Portugal and internationally depending on project fit and scope.
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