Brazilian Architecture
Architecture and design practice in Brazil, from residential projects to cultural institutions and experimental approaches.
23 SUL Digs Down and Opens Up a São Paulo House Instead of Stacking a Second Story on Top
In São Paulo, 23 SUL exposes timber trusses, strips old brick and excavates a meter into the ground to grow a one-story house without adding a floor.
Melina Romano Carries Rural São Paulo Indoors at Otto Felix's Damata House in Itatiba
In rural Itatiba, Brazil, reed ceilings, rammed earth and regional furniture carry the countryside's material language through an 880 m² house.
Alan Chu Rings a Cerrado Hilltop Clearing with a Timber Sunset Pavilion in São Jorge, Brazil
In São Jorge, Brazil, a 57-metre ring of deck and roof hovers on slender piles around a sandy void, framing a sunset ritual the hilltop already hosted.
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto Gives a Braga House a Board-Formed Concrete Body and a Hand-Carved Timber Face
In Braga, Portugal, Linha House pairs cantilevered board-formed concrete with carved timber, veined stone and a long, low plan fronting a pool.
Elisa Porto Arquitetura Shades a Low House in Foz do Iguaçu with Block, Stone and Timber Screens
In Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Refuge House pairs a thin flat roof with perforated block and timber slat screens to temper sun around a curved pool.
ARCHITECTS OFFICE Packs a Cobalt Blue Art Bookstore into 40 Square Meters of a São Paulo Shopping Mall
In São Paulo's MorumbiShopping, a triangular 40 m² concept store wraps art books in monochrome blue shelving under one tensioned skylight.
Instinto Estudio Frames the Nosara Jungle with Two Pink-Walled Sister Houses Drawn as a Series of Lines
In Costa Rica's Guiones jungle, two sister houses use deep eaves, timber screens and pink walls to frame the landscape and pull breezes through rooms.
Clube Stages Hick Duarte's Amateur Football Photographs Across Five Elements in a Downtown São Paulo Gallery
In Galeria Metrópole, São Paulo, Clube turns floor, wall, pillars, grid and screens into a compact pitch for Hick Duarte's portraits of amateur football.
Felipe Hess Arquitetos Gives a São José dos Campos House a Closed White Street Face and an Open Pool Court
In a gated São José dos Campos community, a 520 m² house shows the street a quiet white block and saves its light and openness for the pool court.
Stechina, Di Napoli and Francesconi Lift IAPSER's Concrete Headquarters on Stilts Beside a Riverside Park in Paraná
In Paraná, Argentina, a 9,013 m² exposed concrete frame opens its ground floor to the park and climbs through glass toward views of the river.
Sertão Arquitetos Reworks a 105 m² Mantiqueira House from the Inside, Leaving Its Footprint Untouched
In São Francisco Xavier, Brazil, a renovation absorbs a veranda into a study and lets color, clay and timber do the work an extension would have done.
Gurgel D’Alfonso Turns the Awkward Angles of a 1990s Moema Apartment into Its Best Features
A 360 m² renovation in Moema, São Paulo, keeps the sharp corners and level changes of a 1990s flat and fills them with timber, travertine and plants.
Luis Canepa Arquitetos Renovates a Praia Preta Beach House Without Erasing Its Stone, Brick and Timber
A 281 m² L-shaped refurbishment in Praia Preta, Brazil, keeps the old house's rubble stone and whitewashed brick while turning it toward sea and sand.
TETRO Arquitetura Splits a Bahia Hillside House into Four Blocks Beneath a Light-Filtering Wood Roof
In Itacaré, on Bahia's southern coast, four blocks step down a seaward slope while a biriba wood screen turns tropical sun into moving shade.
Gustavo Penna Wraps an Accounting Firm's Corner Headquarters in Lagoa da Prata with 12 Kilometers of Brise-Soleil
In Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, a prestressed concrete office tower sheds most of its columns and filters daylight through a continuous slatted skin.
Solange Cálio Arquitetos Lifts a Timber-Clad Bedroom Volume Over Stone and Glass in São José do Rio Preto
A 680 m² family home in inland São Paulo state stacks a slatted upper box on a glazed, stone-anchored base, planned around routine and return visits.
Eduardo Garretti studio Tops a Century-Old Guadalajara House with a 25 m² Rooftop Pavilion of Steel and Bamboo
A 25 m² terrace in Guadalajara's Colonia Americana pairs black steel folding doors with bamboo blinds, timber rafters and a pergola wrapped in vines.
Raulino Silva Keeps an Old Granite Wall and Builds a Family House and Rental Flats Behind It in Vila do Conde
In Vila do Conde's historic centre, a retained granite street wall, setbacks and suspended patios knit a family house and two flats into one block.
Nildo José Arquitetos Builds a Book-Lined Barn for Memory and Conversation at CASACOR São Paulo 2026
A 213 m² CASACOR São Paulo house in Parque da Água Branca, where a double-height library, brick floors and family heirlooms replace the television.
Zebulun Arquitetura Wraps a Landlocked Paquetá House Extension Around a Mature Mango Tree
In Paquetá, Brazil, a 538 ft² addition with no street view turns inward, organizing timber, brick and corrugated roofs around a single courtyard tree.
