Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More about KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba
Large stones conceal a single column supporting the upper level of this concrete house near Porto Alegre, Brazil, configured to protect the roots of a centennial fig tree. More about Fig House by Stemmer Rodrigues appears supported by a natural rock formation
Brazilian architecture studio Arquitetura Nacional has transformed a duplex apartment in Porto Alegre using a black spiral staircase, brise-soleil and locally sourced furniture. More about Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of Loft Diego in Porto Alegre
A glass-bottomed pool forms a massive window to the concrete garage underneath this home in Brazil's Porto Alegre, designed by locally based Hype Studio, where over 40 antique cars can be stored. More about Brazilian house Jardim do Sol sits atop garage for owner's antique cars
Sliding windows make up the facade of this apartment building in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, allowing residents to expose their living spaces to the elements (+ slideshow). More about Brazilian apartment block by Arquitetura Nacional features a wall of sliding windows
A concrete staircase with a granite surface is suspended inside the atrium of this house in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which is divided into two parts connected by a bridge (+ slideshow). More about Casa 2V by BR3 Arquitetos features a bridge, a courtyard and a granite-topped staircase
News: Brazilian studio OSPA has won a competition to design a sports education campus in Porto Alegre, with a proposal that includes a floating football pitch (+ slideshow). More about Football pitch hovers above basketball courts in winning UFCSPA campus design
Brazilian firms Hype Studio and Santini & Rocha Arquitetos have added a lightweight roof with a leaf-shaped structure to the Beira-Rio Stadium in the city of Porto Alegre ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on 12 June (+ slideshow). More about Hype Studio and Santini & Rocha Arquitetos modernise stadium ahead of Brazil World Cup