Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026

Brasília

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about brasília

Project • By Studio PippaApartments

Areia

This refurbishment project was born out of the desire to incorporate the lightness and chromatic nuances of coastal locations into the apartment located in a building of a superblock in Brasilia to meet the current needs of the residents. The intervention space had significant potential for spatial reconfiguration, which allowed for the creation, expansion and integration of rooms. Júlia Tótoli On the first visits to the apartment, it was observed that the balcony was covered by an opaque awning that obstructed the contemplation of the view formed by the generous treetops of the superblock and the breadth of the sky. This analysis revealed the balcony's potential to frame the landscape and project it into the apartment.... More

Project • By Studio PippaPrivate Houses

Pequi

The project of the house “Pequi” derives from the desire to occupy a vast 50x50m flat plot of land in a cerrado region. The main challenge was to create permeability between the built space and the landscape in a harmonious relationship. The initial design was based on the interaction between the shape of the land and the built volume in contrast to the elements originating in the local nature, marked by the presence of pequizeiros, a native species of the cerrado characterized by its spreading crown, trunk and crooked branches with fissures and discontinuous ridges. Júlia Tótoli Júlia Tótoli The design operations consist of the interaction of pure volumes: two blocks offset in opposite dir... More

Project • By Studio PippaPavilions

Pavilhão

The pavilion project originated from the client's premise: it needs to look like it has always been there. The area delimited for intervention is located in the garden of a plot of land with an existing house whose plasticity and materiality recall the Brazilian modernist movement. The exposed concrete structure of the roof becomes the shelter for the activities inside, the exposed ceramic brick fences, the wooden structural elements and the glass frames provide visual permeability and incorporate the garden landscape into the architecture. Júlia Tótoli Júlia Tótoli The design process consisted of searching for the essence of the pre-existing house, maintaining the gene of materiality that is expr... More

Project • By Rodrigo Biavati Arquitetos AssociadosPrivate Houses

Cambraia Social Space

Located in Park Way, Brasília, the Cambraia Social Space is situated on a 20,000m² family property. This pavilion was designed as a multifunctional environment, serving as a gathering point for the family and a space for celebration and socialization, providing moments of leisure and relaxation for residents and their guests. Júlia Tótoli Júlia Tótoli Guided by the placement of the existing house and the pool to be renovated, the pavilion's positioning aimed to enhance the relationship with nature and the pre-existing architecture, ensuring the best flow for residents and visitors, and adapting to the natural characteristics of the land. Júlia Tótoli Júlia T&oac... More

NewsNews • 11 Jul 2024

Leclerq Associés lead a visionary redevelopment of utopian seaside resort La Grande-Motte

La Grande-Motte, a coastal town in the South of France, stands as a testament to modern urban planning and architectural innovation. Conceived in the 1960s by visionary architect Jean Balladur, it was designed as a utopian seaside resort and paradigm of contemporary living that harmonized leisure, nature, and urban functionality.  Caption   Caption La Grande-Motte’s inception was part of a larger initiative by the French government to develop the Languedoc-Roussillon coastline, transforming it into a vibrant tourist destination. Balladur’s master plan was revolutionary; it featured striking pyramidal structures, lush green spaces, and a layout facilitating pedestrian and cycling pathways, reducing a... More

Project • By CODA ArquiteturaApartments

FIT Apartment

The Fit Apartment deviates from the standard of most residential projects already carried out by the office, with a completely integrated character: Except for the bathroom, all walls have been eliminated, creating a continuous circulation throughout the social area, kitchen, office, and master bedroom. The proposal came from the owners' desire to create a sensation of more spaciousness in the 60 sqm apartment.  Julia Tótoli Julia Tótoli The pandemic changed most people’s relationship their living space, and a new habit acquired by clients was exercising at home. Thus, even with the relatively small apartment, an important premise for the project was versatility - to allow various uses throughout the apar... More

NewsNews • 14 Jun 2023

A modernist-style church in Brasilia embodies the city’s original Pilot Plan

ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo has designed the Church of the Holy Family as part of an urban extension of the city of Brasilia. The project’s architectural concept centers on the relationship between spirituality, nature, and community. Joana França Joana França In 1957, Brazilian architect and urban planner Lúcio Costa’s entry for the urban design of Brazil’s new federal capital was chosen in a national competition. Costa’s “Pilot Plan” (Plano Piloto) for the city of Brasilia, located in the country’s hinterland, was in the shape of an irregular cross, analogous to an airplane or dragonfly. A remarkable utopian undertaking, Costa was in charge of Brasilia&rsq... More

Project • By Projeto PontoOffices

Mi9 Comunicação

Mi9 Comunicação needed a functional space with an identity. His project was developed from the study of the company's brand and visual identity, composed of red, black and white, and straight and simple lines. Neutral colors and textures were used as a base and the red color is occasionally found in some prominent elements. The language used was based on industrial and contemporary styles. The industrialist refers to urbanity, cities, references to the urban advertising service in the OOH - Out of Home segment, provided by the company. It translates into the choice of metallic finishes, present in furniture, lamps and in the finish of the glass partition, in the texture of burnt cement, in the leather finish of the seats and... More

Project • By ARQBRSecondary Schools

Crixá Educational Center

1st place national architecture competition   The project was developed with the idea that public schools are key spaces for social change. They should be designed well beyond the idea of just learning spaces, but also as community centres, alive and open all day. The school's desing starts form the gound, and follows the 9m slope in between the site's borders, prioritizing the accesses and creating three distinct development levels. Caption Caption Caption The top level defines a light horizontal volume that sits on the terrain and houses the main educational spaces. The bottom levels were conceived as public spaces, open to the new district to which the school will offer its services, along with administration and s... More

Project • By SAINZ arquiteturaOffices

Clinica L´Or

The design solution is related to the personal meaning of Luxury, the architects has deeply analyze this word in essence as the opportunity to use the time as a real value for art, contemplation, socialization and other luxuries in everyday life today. Also, the meaning of "Beaty" is relative, for the architects this word is extremely related to minimalism, elegance and synthetic material, Beaty is a quality behind the material, is just a concept.Also, the architects have a very specific interest in the first impressions o a new visitor intro the clinic, the first space is a reception lounge, with bar, table and sofas, is very clean and also very complex space, made in gold metal (brass) and white concrete. Attach to this space is a small l... More

Project • By SAINZ arquiteturaHousing

Casa Clara

This house; Casa Clara, is mainly a small house, strong personality and clear solution (clear means Clara in Portuguese). The entire house is delicately supported on the downhill terrain. The landscape have a free view from the interior, even the layout is clear, simple solution with elegant design, in some ways this house is very minimal. The family that lives inside is also small; a couple, a child and 2 cats. The program demands are the same of most private houses; bedrooms, bathroom, open kitchen and etc. But the most important demand is the need of a very fast construction in the minimum size as possible. The result is 89 square meters in Steel Frame.  Casa Clara also privileges the thermal control (that is very important in... More

Project • By SAINZ arquiteturaApartments

308.C Apartment by 1:1 arquitetura:design

Project 308.C, was born under the need of adapting the apartment to a new inhabitant, who is interested in the history of Brasília, which although relatively short is modern.The main concept of the project is the consequence of these questions; What is modern housing in the capital city? What are the main protagonists of this rereading?In the living, we propose a rescue of the essence of the 60's, where life passed more calmly and every moment was harnessed to the maximum. Sit in the living room to talk quietly without having the TV on, make a good meal at a large family table. And along with that we brought the integration of common spaces for everyone in the house to interact and have plenty of room for the kids to run.Regarding the mater... More

Project • By Ana Paula Barros ArquiteturaRestaurants

Gazebo PY

Recreation area on the edge of Lake Paranoá. Charming space and stripped to receive friends. More

Project • By Ana Paula Barros ArquiteturaPrivate Houses

Residência P.C.

Projeto de casa contemporânea em Brasília. "Contemporary house in Brasilia." More