Naïve and rhetorical, and at times to the point of tedium. Fala atelier has a rather unusual way of introducing itself.

The young Portuguese practice, founded in 2013 by Filipe Magelhães, Ana Luisa Soares and Ahmed Belkhodja, now has eight staff members and is situated in the heart of Porto. “All the architects in the practice are under thirty. As you can imagine, experience isn’t our strong point. But it’s precisely because we’re so young that we can take risks. We love a challenge, pushing our ideas to the limit, even if that sometimes means clients walk away,” says Filipe Magelhães.