Latin American Houses
Residential architecture and housing projects from Latin America, showcasing regional design approaches and contemporary building practices.
Quaterna Arquitectos Lays a Clay-Tiled House Along a Valle de Bravo Hillside Above a Stream
In Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Casa Limoneros pairs pitched clay-tile roofs with board-formed concrete, timber ceilings and courtyards cut into pine forest.
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.
Dom Arquitectura Sets a Stone-Pier House at the Top of a Costa Brava Slope to Give the Garden to the Pool
In Montràs on the Costa Brava, a 735 m² single-level home uses rubble stone piers, oak and deep porches to make outdoor living the daily default.
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.
S-AR Stacks Three Apartments Inside an Open Concrete Grid Under a Palapa in Puerto Escondido
In Puerto Escondido, S-AR builds a 12 by 15 metre concrete frame where terraces replace rooms and a thatched palapa crowns three open apartments.
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.
Estudio NU Opens a Brick-Vaulted Buenos Aires PH onto a White Courtyard Stair and Rooftop Terrace
In Coghlan, Buenos Aires, an 80 m² PH renovation exposes its brick vaults, whitens what is new, and lets a courtyard stair carry daily life to the roof.
Marcela Carranza Arquitectura Lifts a Single-Level Home for Elderly Owners above a Steep Costa Rican Slope
In San Mateo de Alajuela, a 268 m² timber and glass house rests on slender steel stilts, leaving the hillside, its water and its trees largely untouched.
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.
En Obra Arquitectos Turns Its Back on Pinamar's Streets to Open a Concrete Pavilion to the Pines
In coastal Pinamar, Alamos House pairs a stone and timber street front with a board-formed concrete pavilion that dissolves into pine forest and pool.
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.
