HOME PROJECTs retail services housing oliveira house bishop d. ximenes belo house soeiro house av. dos  pescadores building caparica building príncipe real building évora - historical center urbanization CLIENTs profile office CONTACT português 1 2 3 bishop d. ximenes belo house díli, timor Leste 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Due to its symbolic and unique character, the home of the Nobel Peace Prize winner (dating back to the 1930s and of Portuguese colonial style) demanded, according to the will of its owner, its reconstruction and maintenance of its original formal aspect. As the intention was to maintain the building’s essence and its interior layout, the space was rationalized using logic of shafts and symmetry maintaining the existing proportions and functional organization. The finishes were in accordance with the original construction with the addition of traditional Portuguese tiles of artistic and decorative value.