Nordic presence in Portugal

A-lab

Architecture (Alvor, Algarve)

Norwegian architecture firm headquartered in Oslo and part of the Multiconsult Group. A-lab AS lists two offices on its own website: its main office at Drammensveien 130 in Oslo and a Portugal office in Alvor, in the Algarve. Its Portuguese company is F.H.K. - Laboratório de Arquitectura, Lda (NIF 514230720; Rua D. Sancho I 18, Loja D, 8500-013 Alvor, Portimão), which A-lab presents as A-lab Portugal.

OriginNorway (A-lab AS; organisation number 982 165 105; part of the Multiconsult Group)
Group HQDrammensveien 130, entrance B12, 0277 Oslo, Norway
PT entityF.H.K. - Laboratório de Arquitectura, Lda — NIF 514230720 — Rua D. Sancho I 18, Loja D, 8500-013 Alvor
ActivityArchitecture and architectural consultancy, supervision of works, urban planning and landscape architecture (registered object)
TimelineIncorporated 6 January 2017; share capital €5,000; annual accounts filed each year from 2022 to 2025
Group linkA-lab’s offices page lists A-lab Portugal in Alvor with organisation number 514 230 720; the Norwegian business register records the company as a subsidiary in the group, care of A-lab AS

Corridor footprint

Norwegian architecture firm headquartered in Oslo and part of the Multiconsult Group. A-lab AS lists two offices on its own website: its main office at Drammensveien 130 in Oslo and a Portugal office in Alvor, in the Algarve. Its Portuguese company is F.H.K. - Laboratório de Arquitectura, Lda (NIF 514230720; Rua D. Sancho I 18, Loja D, 8500-013 Alvor, Portimão), which A-lab presents as A-lab Portugal.

The Portuguese company was incorporated on 6 January 2017 with share capital of €5,000. Its registered object covers architecture lab activities, architecture and construction services, building design and the supervision and coordination of works, urban planning and landscape architecture, and it has filed annual accounts each year from 2022 to 2025. Since November 2024 the Norwegian business register has also listed it as a subsidiary in the group, care of A-lab AS in Oslo.

A-lab’s team page lists architects working from the Portugal office, including Inês Almeida, a partner in A-lab Portugal responsible for strategy and development.

Why this matters

A-lab sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. It is one of a small group of Norwegian architecture and design practices, alongside Caerus Architects and SD Nordics, that run their own studios in Portugal.

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