Bloco Arquitetos drapes screens over cantilevered steel house in Brazil
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has used prefabricated elements to create a house with two stacked, perpendicular volumes clad with screens in Brasília. More
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Palicourea House by Bloco Arquitetos steps down hillside in rural Brazil
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has created a nature retreat for a landscape architect and her family that features brick walls and glue-laminated timber roofs. More
Bloco Arquitetos reconfigures 1960s Brasília apartment with translucent walls
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade. More
Ten concrete frames punctuate Portico House in Brasília by Bloco Arquitetos
A latticed concrete-and-ceramic roof hangs from 10 concrete structures to shade the patio of this house in Brasília designed by local studio Bloco Arquitetos. More
Oscar Niemeyer's Tea House in Brasília gets refresh by Bloco Arquitetos and Equipe Lamas
Design firms Bloco Arquitetos and Equipe Lamas used a mix of warm and cool materials in their refurbishment of a visitor centre in Brasília, designed by the late architect Oscar Niemeyer in the 1960s. More
Bloco Arquitetos creates all-white House of Courtyards in Brasília
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has designed a spacious family home comprising irregularly stacked boxes, which form a series of courtyards and terraces. More
Stacked white volumes form Morrone House in Brazil by Bloco Arquitetos
Brazilian firm Bloco Arquitetos has completed a white house in the country's capital, comprising geometric blocks that create an interplay of shadow and light. More
Bloco Arquitetos gives "abstract character" to Cora House in Brasília
A stark white palette is used both outside and in this Brazilian home, designed by local firm Bloco Arquitetos as a series of angular volumes on a steep site. More
All-white home by Bloco Arquitetos sits on compact plot in Brasília
A sloped roof tops this white house in Brazil's capital, which architecture studio Bloco Arquitetos built within the initial masterplan for the city. More
Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos' Brasília residence
Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. More
Brick screens are set into framework of concrete columns and beams at Casa Grid
Bloco Arquitetos has created an extra storey for a family home in Brasília by adding a stilted concrete structure that incorporates panels of perforated brickwork. More
Bloco Arquitetos bases geometric Brazilian home on a classic Modernist residence
The cubic construction of this house in Brasília by local studio Bloco Arquitetos reveals the layout of spaces inside and was influenced by a 1930s villa designed by Modernist architect Adolf Loos (+ slideshow). More