Chile's Guggenheim-inspired "caracoles" captured in photos by Cristobal Palma
Architectural photographer Cristobal Palma has taken a series of photos revealing the 46 spiralling shopping centres built across Chile in the 1970s and 80s. More
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Casa R by Felipe Lagos provides a mountain refuge in Patagonia
Chilean architect Felipe Lagos has created a pointy black cabin for his family, with several design elements that help it endure extreme climatic conditions. More
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Viewing platform tops Felipe Assadi's Casa Cipolla on Chilean coast
The roof of this concrete house, by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos, doubles as a lookout point for residents to take in views of Chile's coastline. More
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Ignacio Correa crafts wooden Casa Camilo for family of farmers in Chile
Two long volumes clad in local cypress and kinked at their centres form this house in rural Chile, by Ignacio Correa Arquitecto. More
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Elongated skylight illuminates stables in Chile by Matias Zegers Architects
A skylight that runs along the ridge of this stables near the Chilean capital of Santiago allows daylight to flood onto laminated-timber trusses that support its curved ceiling. More
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Smiljan Radić uses lantern-like skin to disguise concrete frame of Teatro Regional del Bíobío
A translucent concertinaed shell conceals the gridded concrete interior of this theatre designed by architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Gabriela Medrano for the city of Concepción, Chile. More
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Smiljan Radić works on fire station and playground for Chilean civic hub
Architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Danilo Lazcano teamed up on this community hub in San Pedro de La Paz, Chile, featuring a bright red fire station, raised black walkway and a playground. More
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Mobil Arquitectos designs Tierra Chiloe hotel for exposed Chilean island site
This boutique hotel by Chilean firm Mobil Arquitectos perches atop a grassy hill, with a glazed dining and lounge area offering ocean views, and a subterranean spa. More
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Ignacio Correa elevates Casa Mujeres in Chile to provide ocean views
Santiago-based architect Ignacio Correa has built this stilted wooden holiday home on the Chilean coastline and added long expanses of glazing to offer its residents views of the Pacific Ocean. More
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Timber-clad museum built on colonial farm in Chilean Patagonia
The ridged roofline of the Museo Regional de Aysen by Tirado Arquitectos and Bbats Constulting Projects references existing historic buildings on the site, and creates a sequence of dramatic internal spaces. More
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Sun Arquitectos tops Casa El Boldo in Chile with "barn-style" roof
Chilean firm Sun Arquitectos has embedded half of a coastal residence into a hillside, and topped the other half with an expansive wooden roof to form an open-air living room. More
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Felipe Assadi's bright red Casa La Roja nestles in the Chilean mountains
Chilean studio Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has completed a remote dwelling with a vivid scarlet exterior that contrasts with its lush, green surroundings. More
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Mobil Arquitectos creates pine-clad holiday dwellings for seaside town in Chile
Cantilevers and setbacks define the elevations of this vacation housing complex, designed by Chilean studio Mobil Arquitectos for a gently sloping site in a coastal village. More
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Felipe Assadi's linear H House stretches along the Chilean coast
Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has created a long concrete house for a sloping site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with extended portions forming covered balconies and a perpendicular swimming pool. More
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Ampuero Yutronic stains Chilean house to resemble local volcanic stone
A pale plywood interior is hidden behind the slatted black timber walls of this house in Chile, which occupies a rural site with views towards one of the country's most active volcanoes. More
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Narrow concrete house by Pezo von Ellrichshausen juts towards the Pacific Ocean
Architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen have completed a tall and narrow concrete house, which perches on a cliff facing a sea-lion reserve on Chile's Coliumo Peninsula. More
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Alejandro Soffia slots two homes inside one long black building in Chile
Architect Alejandro Soffia took cues from American "shotgun houses" for the linear design of this black residence near Santiago, which contains two separate homes to cater for a large family. More
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Concrete roof matches steep gradient of Chilean home by Max Núñez Arquitectos
A continuous flight of steps covers the roof of this home in Chile by Max Núñez Arquitectos, which runs parallel to the site's steep slope down to the Pacific Ocean. More
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Rode House by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen curves around a paved courtyard
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen has completed a semi-circular house perched on a hilltop on Chile's Chiloe Island, featuring a slanted shingle-clad roof that extends partially over an internal courtyard. More
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Pine-wrapped beach house on Chile's coast offers panoramic ocean views
A beach house wrapped in a pavilion of slatted pine wood on the coast of Chile by LAND Arquitectos has uninterrupted views of the South Pacific. More