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
MAPA hides prefab Minimod Curucaca in Brazilian forest
Architecture studio MAPA and its prefabricated building company Minimod have completed this residence in Brazil, using black walls and a green roof to help blend in with its remote woodland surrounds. More
Perkins+Will incorporates biophilic design principles into Ribeirão Preto Residence in Brazil
Retractable glass walls, wooden screens and a verdant green roof are among the features that global firm Perkins+Will has included in this family dwelling to offer a strong connection to nature. More
Studio MK27 completes slender off-grid Catuçaba house on Brazil farm
Screens made from eucalyptus run along the front of this long and thin prefab residence, which São Paulo firm Studio MK27 has completed on a farm tucked into the rolling hills of Catuçaba, Brazil. More
Estúdio 41 tops small white Brazilian house with roof garden
Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. More
Martins Lucena uses slatted wood and tile screens to let the breeze into IF House in Brazil
This concrete coastal house in Brazil was designed by locally based Martins Lucena Architects to capture prevailing breezes and minimise solar heat gain. More
Cast bronze furniture by Campana Brothers channels the story of Noah's Ark
Furniture pieces by the Campana Brothers featuring cast bronze and aluminium animal forms are soon to be unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. More
Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of Loft Diego in Porto Alegre
Brazilian architecture studio Arquitetura Nacional has transformed a duplex apartment in Porto Alegre using a black spiral staircase, brise-soleil and locally sourced furniture. More
Courtyard patio doubles as "a small beach" at Brazil's Casa João de Barro
Brazilian firm Terra e Tuma Arquitetos has designed a U-shaped residence with an outdoor swimming pool in the middle, while also integrating the home into a hillside. More
Bernardes Arquitetura renovates Rio's beachside Hotel Arpoador
Triangular balconies and a three-sided rooftop pool overlook Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach from this hotel, renovated by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. 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
UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro first World Capital of Architecture
Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020, becoming the first metropolis to receive the designation from heritage body UNESCO. More
Brazilian house Jardim do Sol sits atop garage for owner's antique cars
A glass-bottomed pool forms a massive window to the concrete garage underneath this home in Brazil's Porto Alegre, designed by locally based Hype Studio, where over 40 antique cars can be stored. More
Leandro Garcia renovates compact flat in Curitiba for hosting guests
Brazilian architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment in Brazil for a journalist, making room for entertaining despite the limited space. 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
Children Village in Brazilian rainforest named world's best new building by RIBA
A school boarding facility designed by architecture studios Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, said to be "reinventing Brazilian vernacular", has won this year's RIBA International Prize. 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