Saito Arquitetos updates apartment in modernist São Paulo building
Brazilian firm Saito Arquitetos has reorganised an apartment set in São Paulo's historic Conjunto Nacional building around a large wooden box. More
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"Lace-like" terracotta screens keep Cobogó House in São Paulo airy and light
Architecture studio YTA has used traditional Brazilian cobogó bricks to create screens that help keep this home in São Paulo naturally lit and well ventilated. More
Curved bookshelf organises Pascali Semerdjian's VLP apartment in São Paulo
Brazilian studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos has overhauled a São Paulo apartment inside a 1960s building, adding in a semi-circular wooden library to house the owner's extensive book collection. More
Curved pavilion nestles among gardens at Lina Bo Bardi's Glass House in São Paulo
Architect Sol Camacho has designed a curvy wooden summer pavilion for the lush garden surrounding Brazilian modernist Lina Bo Bardi's jungle house. More
Movie shows Studio MK27's minimalist pavilion for Micasa through the eyes of a bee
A bee explores the interior of Micasa Vol C, a multi-use pavilion for a furniture retailer in São Paulo, in this unconventional architecture film by Studio MK27. More
Sliding and pivoting walls open up Box House in São Paulo by FCstudio
Brazilian architect Flavio Castro of FCstudio has built a one-bedroom home for himself in São Paulo, with nearly all of the rooms able to fully open to the outdoors thanks to sliding walls. More
Studio MK27 updates and expands Gama Issa house in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has renovated and enlarged a house designed by its founding partner in the early 2000s, which features white surfaces and huge windows that open to the garden. More
Casa em Cotia in São Paulo features a snaking pond and a rooftop garden
A ramped walkway and staircases lead like a "continuous drawing" through the stepped levels of this concrete house in Brazil, designed by Una Arquitetos, to end at a lush garden on its roof. More
Studio Arthur Casas designs prefabricated home for SysHaus
Brazilian firm Studio Arthur Casas has worked with a startup to create a highly flexible, prefabricated home that avoids the "negative surprises" typical in conventional projects. More
Red box houses galleries at Andrade Morettin's IMS Paulista in São Paulo
São Paulo firm Andrade Morettin Arquitetos has encased exhibition spaces at this cultural centre in the city in a huge red wooden box, which can be glimpsed through the building's translucent glass walls. More
Green steel accents define MMS House in São Paulo by Pascali Semerdjian
Colourful steel windows punctuate the brick facade of this home in São Paulo, recently completed by local firm Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos. More
Studio MK27 creates minimalist pavilion for Micasa campus in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has used timber, polycarbonate panels and white metal sheets to form an austere building for Micasa, a contemporary furniture retailer based in São Paulo. More
Compact Apartment in São Paulo measures 24 square metres
Brazilian studio Casa 100 Architecture has packed a kitchen and a wardrobe into a thin alcove to make the most of space at a tiny apartment. More
Fifties eateries in São Paulo influence deli at Institute of Architects of Brazil
Architects Guilherme Pianca and Gabriel Kogan toured São Paulo's quaint restaurants dating back to the 1950s to find references for a sandwich shop in the city's institute for architects. More
Five emerging Brazilian design studios to watch from SP-Arte
SP-Arte may be best known as Brazil's leading art fair, but it also provides a platform for young designers. Contributor Benoit Loiseau selects his highlights of the ones to watch at this year's event. More
Pininfarina brings "dynamism" of car design to first residential tower
Italian design studio Pininfarina has completed its first residential project – a luxury tower in São Paulo that aims to bring the "sportiness and elegance" of its car design to architecture. More
Perkins+Will places shuttered bedrooms atop pilotis at São Paulo house
Wooden shutters fold open along the length of this Brazilian home's upper storey, which global architecture firm Perkins+Will raised on thin columns to create a shaded outdoor living space underneath. More
Studio Guilherme Torres brings "rock 'n' roll" atmosphere to São Paulo house
Studio Guilherme Torres has transformed a family home in Brazil into a contemporary pad for a DJ and music producer. More
Estúdio BRA creates slender urban home for young couple in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Estúdio BRA Arquitetura has designed a compact house for a long and narrow parcel of land, incorporating front and rear courtyards, and a rooftop deck. More
Studio Arthur Casas uses books to brighten "austere" law office in Brazil
Bookcases and partitions appear not to meet the ground at this chocolate-coloured workplace in São Paulo, by Studio Arthur Casas. More