At Martinhal Lisbon Oriente and Martinhal Residences, guests and residents find a balanced mix of comfort, functional design and artistic detail. The creators selected every feature with care, combining high-end brands with a fresh, modern style to elevate daily living.
These residences occupy a new, striking landmark in Lisbon. The structure showcases a commitment to precise craftsmanship and thoughtful design, offering a refined living space.
Eduardo Capinha Lopes, the architect behind this landmark, designed spaces that engage the senses through thoughtful layouts and materials.
The building connects nature and architecture through a green façade covered in Portuguese Olive Trees, offering residents views of thick foliage directly from their apartments. A rising vertical garden links the spacious outdoor grounds to the public park on the south side of the building.
Architect João Cerejeiro shaped the outdoor spaces to bring the original idea to life. Green plants grow across the entire property, blending the outdoor greenery directly into the rooms. Large glass walls stretching from the floor to the ceiling fill the hotel with sunlight and offer every guest an open view of the wide River Tagus and Parque das Nações.
Restaurant Terrace adapts to every hour, welcoming guests into a spacious setting for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and afternoon bites. Green plants hang from the ceilings, while the lively atmosphere flows out onto a large, paved outdoor seating area.
Carefully planned lights brighten many spots across the hotel. The green plants and trees framing the building, alongside a climbing wall of vegetation, needed a special glow to catch the eye. To achieve this, the Sterns worked with a German light specialist. Together, they installed a highly adjustable system to shape different atmospheres for the outdoor walls and the lush grounds, highlighting the shapes of the branches and leaves.
In the interior pool, a moving LED light beam runs through the main wall and sits deep inside the structure. Its reflection on the water’s surface moves across the pool to the opposite side and then travels along the floor, forming a pattern of light. At the Terrace restaurant, the design relies on lighting to create different moods and shape the room’s atmosphere, using lamps from the brands Olev and Vibia. The hotel rooms feature lamps from the SLV brand.
In the interior pool, a moving LED light beam runs through the main wall and sits deep inside the structure. Its reflection on the water’s surface moves across the pool to the opposite side and then travels along the floor, forming a pattern of light. At the Terrace restaurant, the design relies on lighting to create different moods and shape the room’s atmosphere, using lamps from the brands Olev and Vibia. The hotel rooms feature lamps from the SLV brand.
The lobby and reception area feel like a welcoming living room. This space offers various seating arrangements and displays selected artworks, including the Lionesses by Bordallo II. A fireplace warms the room during winter, while carpets with modern patterns and light fixtures selected by the architect provide a contemporary style.
Inside the apartments, the open-plan living areas flow directly into the dining and kitchen zones to create a shared space for families and guests to gather. Large sliding doors and transparent glass balcony railings offer unobstructed sights of the nearby hills and the Tagus River, while sliding pocket doors and clever floor plans maximize storage and wardrobe space to combine practical use with elegant design. Premium brands fill the rooms, featuring custom-woven Ferreira de Sá rugs alongside fitted Fabri and Smeg kitchens.
The Stern family collaborated with the architect Capinha Lopes and the Romano interior design team to produce refined, modern furniture. These enduring, elegant pieces continue to inspire onlookers. Exceptional craftsmanship, premium materials, and meticulous care combined to realize these complex designs, resulting in high-quality, custom-made furniture. These pieces fill the apartments, offering comfort, physical ease, and a sophisticated atmosphere. Época Gold, a specialized furniture manufacturer from northern Portugal, hand-built every item to order.
Interior designers used colour as their main tool to give the rooms a distinct personality and create a relaxing atmosphere. They chose rich blues, yellows, and aquas for accessories and fabrics, which filled the glamorous setting with warmth and comfort. For larger items like carpets, sofas, and curtains, they selected neutral tones to establish a quiet, balanced backdrop. Finally, they placed natural materials alongside subtle black and gold details on the furniture, creating an elegant look that combined coziness with visual appeal.
Restaurant Terrace divides its open space into distinct areas to match the motto “everything, everywhere, at the same time.” Guests find a bar, a display filled with fresh grab-and-go food, a flexible dining room, and an outdoor terrace. A large mirror wall stands at the center of the bar, holding a wide collection of bottles that reflect light in shifting patterns. The main dining area houses one of Bordalo II’s highly valued artworks, the large “Lighted Koala.” This piece shapes the entire room with its pulsing lights, creating the illusion of a living, moving animal.
The outdoor terrace, the pool area, and the balconies feature Vincent Sheppard furniture. These matching designer pieces connect the outdoor areas, creating a unified spot where guests relax during warm Lisbon days and nights.
Martinhal connects deeply with the arts, selecting respected Portuguese artists to create exclusive pieces for this project. These unique works elevate the space beyond traditional hospitality and actively support local creators.
Martinhal Lisbon Oriente and Martinhal Residences combine luxury design with green building practices. The green-covered facade and energy-efficient structure show how high-end living coexists with care for the environment in modern cities.
This building showcases a deep respect for nature through a green exterior, where Portuguese olive trees grow on every balcony. Inside, the design connects guests directly to the natural world by using local plants and raw elements to create a quiet, peaceful space. To save water, a carefully planned central drip system waters the plants automatically without wasting a single drop.
Large windows stretch across the walls, letting sunshine flood the rooms to create bright spaces alongside efficient LED lights. This architecture reduces the need for electricity during the day and frames the changing colors of the outdoor gardens. On the roof, solar panels capture sunlight to generate clean electricity, which avoids the release of harmful greenhouse gases. Martinhal Lisbon Oriente uses a central control system with Internet of Things (IoT) technology, where a KNX system manages lighting, energy, and water to help guests and staff save resources.
Our values guide us to establish Martinhal Lisbon Oriente & Martinhal Residences in Parque das Nações, a district designed for sustainable living. This modern neighborhood shapes future urban planning by using the energy-efficient Climaespaço system for heating and cooling, while underground pneumatic pipes suck waste away to keep the streets clean.
