Brazilian Architecture
Architecture and design practice in Brazil, from residential projects to cultural institutions and experimental approaches.
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.
Felipe Hess Arquitetos Splits a São Paulo House into Three Blocks and Threads Patios Through a 60-Meter Lot
In Jardim Paulistano, Casa Praça threads patios between three pink-walled blocks, pushing family life deep into a narrow lot and away from the street.
Desvão Atelier Raises an L-Shaped House in Sesimbra and Crowns It with a Terracotta Roof Lookout
Near the Arrábida hills in Sesimbra, Portugal, a single-storey white house folds around a patio and turns its flat roof into a terracotta terrace.
Raulino Silva Turns His Grandparents' 1936 House in Rural Vila do Conde into His Own Architecture Studio
In Bagunte, Portugal, a granite family house gains white marble-floored rooms and a walled gravel courtyard without pretending the new part is old.
Estúdio Minke Strips a 1940s Higienópolis Apartment Back to Its Concrete Bones and Plants It Like a Village House
In São Paulo's Higienópolis, a 113 m² renovation trades a compartmentalized 1940s plan for one open room of concrete, reclaimed brick and greenery.
FGMF Perches a Concrete-Finned House and a Semi-Suspended Pool atop a Sloping São Paulo Corner Lot
In Quinta da Baronesa, Brazil, the Aroeira House lets board-formed concrete carry structure, privacy and expression above a steep countryside slope.
