ARQBR weaves open space into Couri House in Brasília
Architecture firm ARQBR has completed a family house in Brasília that features a ribbon-shaped plan and a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More
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Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos
Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can "step onto grass from the bedrooms". More
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
Light wells puncture roof of concrete house in Brasília by Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura
Brazilian architecture studio Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura has built a concrete home in Brasília made up of three volumes, each lit by a central light well carved out of its angular roof. More
KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba
Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More
Fig House by Stemmer Rodrigues appears supported by a natural rock formation
Large stones conceal a single column supporting the upper level of this concrete house near Porto Alegre, Brazil, configured to protect the roots of a centennial fig tree. More
Superlimão converts single-family home for São Paulo couple's multiple uses
Brazilian architecture firm Superlimão has overhauled a large home in São Paulo, relocating the staircase to the facade and painting the front a deep shade of red. More
Bernardes Arquitetura tops Rio de Janeiro villa with wing-shaped roof
Rio de Janeiro-based firm Bernardes Arquitetura has completed a home topped by a dramatic curved roof that is meant to resemble a bird's wing. More
Gui Paoliello Arquiteto completes curved wooden house in Brazil's Morro Cavado valley
Brazilian architect Gui Paoliello has completed a semi-circular house elevated above the Morro Cavado valley, using simple construction techniques that are suited to the remote site. More
Stemmer Rodrigues creates Ananda House for yoga teacher in Brazil
A leafy tree rises up through a circular opening in this Brazilian residence and yoga studio, which was designed by the architectural office of Stemmer Rodrigues. More
OTP Arquitetura completes mountain home on steep site outside São Paulo
OTP Arquitetura has completed a multigenerational house perched on a steep site in Brazil's Mantiqueira mountain range for a couple and their two sons. More
Atelier Marko Brajovic builds cabin on stilts deep within a Brazilian forest
Atelier Marko Brajovic designed Monkey House, a wooden cabin on stilts set among the trees of Paraty, Brazil, as a retreat for the architect's friends during the pandemic. More
Casa Atibaia designed to be "ideal modernist jungle home"
Creatives Charlotte Taylor and Nicholas Préaud took cues from the modernist architecture of Lina Bo Bardi to dream up these renderings of Casa Atibaia, an imaginary home that hides in a São Paulo forest. More
Perforated black blocks screen Cobogós House in Brazil by MF+ Arquitetos
Black cobogó bricks, timber and stone cover the three volumes that make up this house in Franca, São Paulo designed by Brazilian studio MF+ Arquitetos. More
Arquipélago Arquitetos builds low-slung Brazilian house with rammed earth
São Paulo studio Arquipélago Arquitetos has built a house with walls made of rammed earth in the countryside of Brazil. More
Green roof blends Brazilian house by Studio Arthur Casas with nearby golf course
Brazilian architecture firm Studio Arthur Casas has used grass to top this holiday home in Brazil, comprising two interlocking volumes that face a golf course. More
Glass walls reveal lush greenery around House NK in Brazilian beach town
Tropical plants, glass and chunks of rock feature in this holiday home in Guarujá, Brazil, designed by local studios Zalc Arquitetura and Rua 141. More
Diagonal slits pierce white shutters wrapping Casa Ventura by Arquitetura Nacional
Reinforced white concrete panels punctured with cylindrical openings form shutters across the facade of this house in southern Brazil designed by Arquitetura Nacional. More
Huge roof curves over House in Samambaia designed for an architect and artist
Brazilian architect Rodrigo Simão has designed a house with a large scooped roof and circular swimming pool near Rio de Janeiro for himself and his family. 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