Philippe Starck reinterprets Brazilian modernism in São Paulo penthouse
French designer Philippe Starck has used Brazilian materials for the interiors of the penthouse at the Rosewood São Paulo, inside a tower by architect Jean Nouvel. More
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Jean Nouvel designs "vertical garden tower" for Rosewood hotel
French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a lattice-covered tower to house guest rooms and residences at the Rosewood São Paulo resort, which features interiors by French designer Philippe Starck. More
Vaga Arquitetura and Pistache Ganache wrap Brazilian store in undulating "membrane"
Brazilian studios Vaga Arquitetura and Atelier Pistache Ganache teamed up to design a "consumer-first" boutique outfit with curving coral walls for a mattress company in Sāo Paulo. More
UNStudio creates skyscrapers to "redefine vertical living" in São Paulo
Dutch firm UNStudio has completed two skyscrapers in São Paulo incorporating sustainable strategies and a "windmill-shaped" floor plan. More
Nati Minas & Studio and Gabriela Mestriner install climbing wall inside São Paulo apartment
A bouldering wall in this São Paulo apartment designed by Nati Minas & Studio and Gabriela Mestriner allows a sports-loving couple to scale their double-height living room. More
Soho House opens in historic São Paulo hospital filled with local art and furniture
Members' club Soho House has opened its first location in South America, taking over a historic building in São Paulo and creating interiors influenced by Brazilian modernism. More
Arkitito Arquitectura places São Paulo house between terraced gardens
Local studio Arkitito Arquitetura has created a trapezoidal, stucco-clad house on a triangular garden lot in São Paulo, Brazil. More
Estúdio Campana adds living plant pavilions to São Paulo park
Brazilian studio Estúdio Campana has created a park near São Paulo that includes pavilions made with live plants on land once farmed by the founders' grandfather. More
MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library
Brazilian architecture studio MAB3 and Zénite Arquitetura & Construção have teamed up to install a wood-wrapped library in a school in São Paulo. More
Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. More
DB Arquitetos stacks house with wooden screens on Brazilian coast
Brazilian architecture studio DB Arquitetos has completed a holiday home surrounded by a wooden screen in a forested site outside of São Paulo, Brazil. More
Triptyque wraps Onze22 high-rise in Brazil with large balconies
French-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque has completed an 85-metre-tall residential tower in São Paulo that offers its occupants indoor-outdoor living. More
Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides
Brazilian architect Marcelo Couto and landscape designer Rodrigo Oliveira have created a cantilevering house with multiple courtyards and an interior staircase with a slide attached in Fazenda da Grama, São Paulo. More
Pascali Semerdjian creates Aurora Apartment to hold "two universes" in Brazil
Gut-renovating this São Paulo apartment has allowed Brazilian studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to incorporate the personalities of it occupants, particularly in the bedrooms of the family's two children. More
Superlimão uses mass timber for the "most sustainable McDonald's in Brazil"
Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald's restaurant in São Paulo. More
Goiva places pub under renovated São Paulo house
Local architecture studio Goiva has renovated a white brick house and added a pub-like social space to its basement in São Paulo, Brazil. More
"Like a box of matches over gravel" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an "elegant" rectangular house with circular garden terraces in São Paulo, Brazil. More
Denis Joelsons juxtaposes linear house with circular garden terraces in São Paulo
Brazilian architect Denis Joelsons has completed a rectangular house in São Paulo, Brazil that is set into a slope composed of round garden terraces. More
Pascali Semerdjian exposes concrete ceiling for São Paulo apartment overhaul
São Paulo studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos has renovated an apartment in the city for a local family, utilising the furniture, cladding and exposed details to create social spaces that are "deeply Brazilian and vividly cosmopolitan". More
Denis Joelsons deploys "series of punctual interventions" for renovated brick estate in Brazil
Brazilian architect Denis Joelsons has completed a renovation of a series of brick structures called Sítio Rio Acima near São Paulo, including a primary home with a vaulted ceiling and arched clerestory window. More