Established in 1997 (following a partnership initiated in 1991), Victor Mestre | Sofia Aleixo, Arquitectos Lda. is a Lisbon-based firm known for its cultural approach to architectural interventions, in built heritage, in vernacular buildings and in new buildings. The studio operates at the intersection of professional practice and academic research, focusing on the rehabilitation, conservation, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings, with a portfolio of interventions in listed monuments.
The firm's philosophy practices a balance between historical continuity and contemporary comfort and sustainability requirements. Their work spans from the restoration of high-profile monuments, such as the Liceu Passos Manuel (winner of the 2013 Europa Nostra Award) and the Islamic Baths of Loulé, to new houses and adaptation of convents, in parallel with research on traditional building techniques in Portugal and wider territories of Portuguese influence, such as Goa.