Enter a calming Lisbon house designed by Studio Shamshiri

Behind the tender cobalt blue facade of a historic Lisbon of the 19th century from the 19th century palaceRight avenida da Liberdade is a home that reflects the relaxed taste of a young family-a versatile aesthetic aesthetic aesthetic aesthetic aesthetic style shows more of her former Californian lifestyle as a traditional European interior design.

“In our studio we always try to locate the design in one place,” explains Pamela Shamshiri, founder of the design company Studio Shamshiri based in Los Angeles and a former judge of wallpaper* Design Awards. “And usually it would have been bound to Lisbon, but we really had it exquisite, beautiful [interior architecture] This makes them feel like in another world, so we hugged it. '

After Shamshiri designed the family's former house in La, she decided to integrate all the elements they loved from this property to ensure that it was a very calming escape from life in Portugal's bustle capital. “We only tried to bring in color and a collection that really reflects your interests and life in California,” she explains.

“All of our rules were turned upside down, which is completely great”
Pamela Shamshiri

Once in the five-story resuscitation manse in the neo-manuelin style, you will be from the contemporary wooden details, the soft color palette and the incredible light that floods from the countless windows and French doors that open up to the beloved 17-hectare-Jardim-Bots-Botsbots-Botscaper core (from Spanish Landscape designer). “My customer has founded a wellness app and is very in meditation and management of a calm life. That is why the family loves to dive into beauty,” says Shamshiri.

The designer joined the project after the architecture company McLean Quinlan, based in Great Britain, had completed the work on the interior of the 6,600 m² main building. “All of our rules were turned upside down, which is completely great,” says Shamshiri. “We designed the rooms on the upper floor [the four classic elements] Air, fire, water and earth. With the main house we really did it as ethereal as possible as if they are floating in this other reality. '

Entry into the foyer, Anish Kapoors enigmatic reflective recent sculpture New red to darkness Greets them with an all over the world and, according to the designer, indicate “the tone”. Beyond the entrance, a living room, which is bathed in soft green light by Drapery panels, is enriched by a studio Shamshiri Green Seidentpich and a coffee table by John Williams, which enters into the room like a tree “.

Modern touches, such as a marble book trade by Renato Polidori for skipper, an Alvar-Aalto chair with a high back and a lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni offer a typical atmosphere in the middle of the century. In a nearby lounge room, Shamshiri Pink Sheers integrated for a similar light spread that emphasizes a lavender carpet from its upcoming spring collection 2026, a plush sofa from the cooperation of fashion brand diesel with Italian furniture Makoso Moroso and two Japanese Kano-School screens that open through Pine Treishing.

The primary bedroom has its own color to put the mood. “We colored the light with a blue shooter and did everything else inside [the room] Very quiet, ”says the designer. She chose a light gray plaster for the wall, which serves as a headboard (and room divider). Adjacent to is an ultra-core massage room with packed walls and a walnut screen that fits perfectly with the homeowner's ethos. Nearby is a minimalist home office, which is founded by soap enemy-douglas floor soils from Amsterdam. In order to complete the contemplative space, Shamshiri exhibited an Erik instructor and covered a vintage Charles Eames's office chair with an Angora goat leather -hiding place “chair”, which grabbed back safely.

Surprisingly, the couple and their two children prefer to spend most of their time in the top level of the house with three bedrooms and four bathrooms. “I think there is only one feeling of freedom and plays up there,” Shamshiri says. “It is a smaller, cozy room that feels almost as if you are on vacation for them.”

It's the Living Room in the Rooftop Pied-à-Terre That Evokes Much of the 1960s California Character They love, Complete with a Custom Upholstered sofa Stretched Across A Vasco Fragoso Mendes Wood Base, A George Nakashima Chair, A Pair of Sergio Rodriques Armchairs, a Period Hans-Agne Jakonsson Floor Lamp and the Pièce de Résistance, Emmanuel Boos' 'Comme un Lego' coffee table (consisting of 98 modular porcelain go-ends), which received special recognition in the exhibition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024. “I had worked with Emmanuel for her former home, and when it appeared after the show, we could buy it – he is such an incredible artist,” says Shamshiri.

The open floor plan in this part of the apartment comprises the dining room with a dining table by Pierre Chapo and a couple of his S38A benche all over the site. Schamshiri selected metal and opaling las fans over the island in the kitchen, which do not hinder the expansive garden prospects. And then there is the built -in, wood -related breakfast end. “It is completely individual in a dark walnut – it is small, but everyone ends there.”

All bedrooms are the same parts minimal and high to add all unusual angles at this level. “We hugged everything,” says Shamshiri with a laugh. This includes the 'Family Suite' with a windowsill that consists of two two beds and a locking system that deserves a house boat on the Douro River. “It is a great way to hide the light, create shadows [in the space] And a kind of strength views, ”explains the designer.

Shamshiri enjoys her part of the 6,000 miles long journey of her clients from the west coast of the USA to the Iberian peninsula-not only the similar sun-drenched destination. 'For me, [design] It's about people and it was really something special for me to connect with them again and to be part of this new chapter. '

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