Latin America Homes

Built at the turn of the 20th century, Casa Leiva by local firm Giusto Van Campenhout features a central courtyard with a classical oculus rendered in workaday concrete.

A zigzagging floor plan provides the family that lives there with plenty of chances to find both privacy and connection.

Traama Arquitetura renovates the building that once housed the capital city’s electric company, creating a calming yet energizing space.

On a rocky bank, Hebra Arquitectos builds a breezy home that opens wide to nature.

Architect Lucas Maino Fernandez designs a two-tiered home with a sloped roof that draws an inconspicuous line through the trees.

Architect Micaela Racca tore out every wall she could to create a continuous floor plan that maximizes space, storage, light, and air.

A nod to the past, the contemporary country escape by Mapa Architects is surprisingly close to São Paulo’s hustle and bustle.

Designed by architects Luis Beltran del Río and Andrew Sosa of local firm Vrtical, the live/work residence uses simple materials to define volumes and courtyards.

In Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Francisco Pardo Arquitectos designs a brutalist bunker that disappears into the landscape.

Situated near a nature reserve in Puerto Varas, this dwelling by Iván Bravo Architects combines private and public spaces in a structure that is both rural and contemporary.

The compact, modular design was originally showcased at an exhibition before finding a permanent location in the village of Lapinha da Serra.

Architect Leandro Garcia revamps a one-bedroom dwelling to create a compact yet comfortable home for a mother and her 13-year-old son.

Arquitectura Sergio Portillo blends white clay brick, exposed concrete, and oak to create a warm and textured family home that opens to the outdoors.

Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados centers a flexible residence around a lush interior courtyard.

In the Andes, architect Sergio Araneda creates an ecological refuge that embraces the surrounding woods and treads lightly on the land.

This temporary accommodation for traveling professors tilts toward the water like the bow of a boat.

Returning to its roots, local firm Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos creates a gable-roofed vacation home while preserving the surrounding flora.

For a client who shreds, designer Macu Bulgubure created the ultimate escape by merging a half-pipe with a home.

With a new bee home design meant for your backyard, Danish company Habeetats is creating a buzz around biodiversity.

Up-and-coming Argentinian architect Florencia Rissotti’s first built-from-scratch residence is an homage to simple living.

In a one-size-fits-all home design concept, Bernardes Arquitetura has developed modular glulam-beam structures that can be added onto ad infinitum.

A 1940s bungalow gets a porous, vine-covered backyard unit that gives the family more space to work on their creative projects.

At the iconic Louveira Complex, an exemplar of Brazilian modernism, local architect Ana Sawaia bravely plays with space, color, and pattern while honoring the past.

Stepping back from their practice in New York City to create a new home in Mexico, a couple of architects find themselves to be challenging clients.

Local architecture firm Vertebral designs four greenery-lined apartments next to an ancient jacaranda tree in the Roma district.

Local architect Fabrizio Pugliese designs a countryside residence that ushers in fresh air and natural light.

Casa Mat by Argentinian firm Mutar favors experimentation over traditional domestic boundaries.

With lush gardens, solar panels, and a recycled-water system, the off-grid home of architect Rodolfo Tinoco is equipped to fend for itself.

Local architect María de la Paz Alice designs a tropical mountain haven with a crystal-encrusted, concrete-clad...

On a hilly site near Mexico City, architect Javier Senosiain has created a remarkable home inspired by the shape of a peanut.