About

Where exclusivity meets timeless luxury.

With an extensive portfolio and a visionary approach that seamlessly combines functionality with sophistication, Cristina Jorge de Carvalho leads her eponymous atelier, crafting bespoke projects in architecture and interior design.

Where exclusivity meets timeless luxury.

Each project is designed as unique, having the client's personality and lifestyle.

Each project is designed as unique, having the client's personality and lifestyle, as well as the needs of the space, as its main inspirations. The hallmark of every project bearing the CJC signature is the delicate balance between clean lines and a nuanced interplay of volumes, materials, and textures—a contemporary and eclectic fusion that harmonizes sobriety with comfort.

Suspending the line between design and function

Suspending the line between design and function

Founded in 2000, the Atelier Cristina Jorge de Carvalho –Architecture and Interior Design signs award-winning projects that include private residencies, hotels, and high-end stores, among others. Some of the international awards granted to the Atelier include the Best Architecture Single Residence Portugal for the Algarve House project and the award for Best Hotel Interior for Europe for the Hotel Altis Prime project.

Concurrently to the work developed by her studio, Cristina Jorge de Carvalho designs exclusive furniture pieces, embodying the refined luxury and clean lines characteristic of her projects. These pieces blur the line between design and functionality, elevating interiors with their exquisite craftsmanship and design.

Her work enjoys frequent recognition in esteemed international publications such as AD, Elle Decor, Nuevo Estilo, Marie Claire Maison, Belles Demeures, Metropolitan, and Vogue. As a distinguished professional member of the IIDA (International Interior Design Association), Cristina Jorge de Carvalho lives in Lisbon, where she continues to shape the landscape of luxury design with her unparalleled creativity and unwavering commitment to excellence.

The details are not the details, they make the design

Charles Eames
The details are not the details, they make the design

Awards and Recognition

With a strong portfolio encompassing several national and international clients such as hotels, SPAs, model apartments, business offices, stores and private residences, Cristina Jorge de Carvalho has built a solid career, with international recognition from her peers, the industry and the press. The exceptional quality of her work was recognized with various of the World’s most prestigious design awards:

  • Best Hotel Interior for Europe and Best Hotel Interior for Portugal by the European Hotel Awards with Altis Prime Hotel;
  • International Design Awards, in the category of Conceptual Interior Design, with the project developed, but not implemented, by her atelier for the Champalimaud Foundation.
  • Cristina Jorge de Carvalho receives an International Property Award for Best Architecture Single Residence Portugal for their project The Algarve House- inserted in a property with approx. 12,000m2 / total construction area of 700m2, this luxurious family house quickly became iconic of CJC's style. The International Property Awards are open to residential and commercial property professionals from around the globe, this award celebrates the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry.
Awards and Recognition

CJC Press

Her work is often published in international publications including AD, Elle Decor, Nuevo Estilo, Marie Claire Maison, Belles Demeures, Metropolitan, Vogue, among others. Cristina Jorge de Carvalho is a professional member of IIDA – ‘International Interior Design Association’ and lives in Lisbon.

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