A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
Brazilian studio Bernardes Arquitetura has restored an 18th-century home for the Albuquerque Foundation in Sintra, Portugal, introducing dramatic roofs and galleries with a "semi-buried space". More about Bernardes Arquitetura crowns underground gallery with cantilevered roof
Rio de Janeiro-based firm Bernardes Arquitetura has completed a home topped by a dramatic curved roof that is meant to resemble a bird's wing. More about Bernardes Arquitetura tops Rio de Janeiro villa with wing-shaped roof
Triangular balconies and a three-sided rooftop pool overlook Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach from this hotel, renovated by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura renovates Rio's beachside Hotel Arpoador
This house in a mountainous district near Rio de Janeiro features pigmented concrete walls and a broad overhanging roof that enclose a sequence of living spaces opening directly onto the landscaped grounds. More about Terracotta-tinged walls match the surrounding mountains in Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Terra
This office block in Rio de Janeiro features a triple-layered facade with a window wall, a screen of plants, and a thick lattice of perforated metal (+ slideshow). More about Bernardes Arquitetura completes Rio office block fronted by perforated metal and plants