Santiago studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has separated a rural house near the ocean in Chile into a pair of elevated structures topped with grooved-metal roofs. More about Offset shed-like volumes form Casa Aguantao on Chile's Peninsula de Rilán
Architect Smiljan Radić has designed this secluded black-concrete house among woodland in Vilches, Chile, to feature three huge rooflights that extend at odd angles. More about Black concrete skylights protrude from House for the Poem of the Right Angle by Smiljan Radić
A multidisciplinary team in Chile has designed a self-sufficient cabin that can be tailored to the local climate and topography, along with a client's specific needs. More about ZeroCabin in Chile designed to operate off the grid
Chilean architect Alberto Moletto has created a concrete-framed educational facility at a Catholic university that is designed to go "unnoticed for those who walk through the campus". More about Alberto Moletto designs gridded facade for Santiago college building
The three levels of this house by Santiago firm Hsü Rudolphy step down a sloped site to Rapel Lake, creating multiple terraces and access to the water. More about Timber-clad house by Hsü Rudolphy peeps from trees near Chilean lake
A folded metal roof tops this holiday home by Chilean firm Mas Fernandez Arquitectos, which was built using simple, cost-effective materials. More about Mas Fernandez designs BL House to embrace natural setting in Valparaíso
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has hollowed the huge tilted volume of this weekend getaway along the Pacific Ocean in Chile to form an opening for a fire inside. More about Alejandro Aravena leans huge chimney against concrete house on Chilean coast
A stainless steel volume topped by a skylight protrudes from this house in Santiago, which Chilean architect Rodolfo Cañas has completed for his family. More about Rodolfo Cañas extends "oversized skylight" from Mogro House in Chile
Alvano y Riquelme Architects has built an angular house on a clifftop in Chile's wine region featuring an abundance of outdoor spaces that overlook vineyards. More about Chilean house Casa 14 by Alvano y Riquelme Architects has "more terraces than interiors"
This week on our Pinterest account we're showcasing the architecture of Latin America, including projects in Chile, Brazil and Mexico. More about Take a tour of Latin America via our Pinterest boards
Architecture studio Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann has designed this wooden house in Chile around a central, square-shaped room with a dramatic vaulted ceiling. More about Pale wood blends Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann's Chilean house into sandy surrounds
Architect Guillermo Acuña has added a wide wooden stair to an old boathouse as part of his self-designed retreat on a remote bluff in Chile. More about Guillermo Acuña fronts his remote Chilean retreat with large wooden staircase
Patagonia's rolling topography and challenging weather informed the design of this slightly bent rural dwelling designed by Chilean architect Ignacio Correa. More about Ignacio Correa wraps kinked Chilean house in glass and metal
Architect Alejandro Soffia pieced together a series of modules and covered them in bright yellow corrugated panels to form this prefabricated woodland residence in Pucón, Chile. More about Prefab Yellow House by Alejandro Soffia contrasts Chilean landscape
Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has revealed plans for a museum in Iquique, Chile, featuring jagged, earthy concrete walls that are intended to evoke "the stark landscape of the Atacama Desert". More about Daniel Libeskind designs angular archeology museum for northern Chile
Chilean firm SAA Arquitectura + Territorio has used angled stilts that gradually increase in height to raise this seaside holiday home above its sloped site and offer occupants views of Chile's coast. More about Dock House in coastal Chile by SAA rests on triangular wooden stilts
Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated this glass, concrete and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake and five volcanoes. More about Stilted Apus House by Aguilo + Pedraza peeks through Chilean forest
Santiago studio Equipo Cazu Zegers took cues from temporary shelters used by lumberjacks when designing this isolated retreat in southern Chile. More about "Precarious tents" inform Casa Lluvia in rural Chile by Equipo Cazu Zeger
Chilean studio DRAA has created a tall, V-shaped cabin with exterior walls wrapped in charred wood and large windows that provide expansive views of the rugged terrain. More about La Dacha Mountain Refuge built from blackened wood in Chilean Andes
Chilean architecture office Hsu Gabriel Architects has completed a holiday home comprising a pair of timber-clad volumes, which are angled to make the most of the views towards a nearby lake. More about Chilean lakeside Split House is divided into spaces for children and adults