Workplace & Office Architects — Strategy, Fit-Outs and Headquarters
A great workplace isn't a style. It's a system: how teams collaborate, focus, move, and feel. We design offices that support culture and performance—then manage the approvals and execution to get it built right.
Pedra Silva Architects is a Lisbon-based architecture and interior design studio delivering workspaces end-to-end.
Who we help
- Corporate headquarters and regional offices
- High-growth teams scaling or consolidating space
- Tenant fit-outs and refurbishment projects
- International companies launching in Lisbon
What you get
- Layouts designed for collaboration, focus and flexibility
- Clear standards for durability, acoustics and lighting
- A workplace that expresses brand without shouting
- Approvals-ready documentation and coordinated specialists
- Single point of contact from design to completion
Scope of services
- Workplace strategy and space programming (needs, adjacencies, density)
- Concept design, interior architecture and material strategy
- Coordination with MEP / specialists and landlord requirements (as applicable)
- Approvals and permitting support with relevant authorities (as applicable)
- Tender support and contractor alignment
- Site supervision and handover
Our process
1) Brief & strategy
How the team works today, what must improve, and the operational constraints.
2) Test fits & planning
Options to maximize the space and align stakeholders quickly.
3) Concept & detailing
A clear direction with a buildable details package.
4) Approvals & coordination
Landlord/authority cycles where required, and specialist coordination.
5) Execution
Contractor alignment, site supervision and quality control.
6) Handover
Snagging, as-built updates and move-in readiness.
RELATED PROJECTS
Olx Group Offices
Located in one of the most important business districts of Lisbon, the project space is prepared to accommodate 300 people and its design reflects OLX culture mixed with the inspiring mood and beauty of the city of Lisbon.
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Track and Field Offices
Located in Oporto, Portugal, The Track and Field Offices is a workspace for a global footwear, clothing, and sports equipment company. The design brief was a sports themed workplace that would communicate the presence of team spirit, mutual help, and motivation in the workplace.
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Biogen II Offices
Pedra Silva Arquitectos developed Biogen’s Lisbon offices in 2016 and in 2020 were requested to redesign the space again to accommodate the increase in staff and need for meeting spaces.
View MoreFAQs
We do both. We begin with how your teams work and what must improve, then translate it into a layout and buildable design.
Yes. We can coordinate stakeholders, consultants, approvals and site supervision so you have one point of contact.
When applicable, we support approvals by structuring documentation, coordinating inputs and managing feedback cycles with relevant entities.
Yes. We incorporate landlord guidelines and coordinate technical requirements to reduce friction and delays.
We test-fit early, then optimize adjacency, circulation, acoustics and flexibility—so the space performs, not just looks good.
We define what matters most for perceived value and performance, then value-engineer the rest with clear trade-offs.
Yes. We're used to cross-border teams and can run a clear process in English with reliable local coordination.
It depends on scope, constraints and approvals. After discovery we can outline phases and decision gates for concept, coordination and execution.
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