3D render of El Paso Hotel

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ambits

a Lisbon-based design studio exploring architecture across both physical and digital realms.

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What we do

What we do
Architecture
Interior design
Furniture design
Urban planning
Metaverse
Art Installations

We work on spaces, objects, systems — from scratch or from the bones of something old. What matters is that it fits: you, the context, the idea. Concept to detail, sketch to hinge — a house, a hotel, or something no one saw coming.

That said, we don’t design for a niche — we design for people. Maybe that sounds idealistic. It is. We’re fine with that.

People are the reason, and also the resource. So we built a collective.
The Ambits Collective is our working ground: a network of architects, makers, technicians, and suppliers we know and trust. Independent, but aligned. The kind of people who make the process better, not just the outcome.

Ambits is the vessel of our creative endeavours. Join us and be part of it.

Architecture
Interior
Design
Furniture
Design
Art Installations
Urban
Planning
Metaverse

Our work

Our work
A poolside view of El Paso Hotel
Hotel
El Paso Hotel
Consciousness of Time
Art Installation
Vacheron Constantin
Plenum Studio
Commercial
Plenum Studio
Essener Studios
Residential
Essener Studios
Meco House
Residential
Meco House
284 Village
Metaverse
284 Village
J&M House
Bespoke Furniture
J&M House

How we work

How we work

Every project is different. These five things aren’t:

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 Talk, then draw.

We listen first. Ideas grow from dialogue, not ego. Clients stay in the loop — not in the dark.
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No templates, ever.

People aren’t generic, so spaces shouldn’t be either. Everything is made to measure — for lives, not catalogues.
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Stay sharp, move fast.

We think on our feet. If the brief shifts, we shift with it — without losing grip on what matters.
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Design with intent.

Every line, every joint, every void. If it’s there, it has a reason. If not, it’s gone.
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 Test, rethink, repeat.

We don’t settle on first drafts. We push, tweak, and redraw until it feels just right — then we keep going.

Team

Team
Miguel Sousa
Partner & Architect

Miguel’s process? He sketches, models, tests, tweaks — then does it again, but better. He began at DigitaLab in 2014 with interiors and furniture that blurred lines between object and space. Got hooked on iteration and never let go.

Then came Belgium — five years, a bunch of wins, and a portfolio that scaled from pocket-sized projects to urban beasts. At OYO, he learned how to go big without losing the plot. Now he co-runs Ambits with the same mindset: restless, curious, never on autopilot.

Miguel Sousa
meet the team

Miguel Sousa
Partner & Architect

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