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Belo Horizonte Architecture News

New architectural developments in Minas Gerais Estado. Contemporary Southeastern Brazil built environment updates.

post updated 11 December 2025

Brazilian Architecture Designs – chronological list

Brazilian Architecture News

11 December 2025
Millenial Building, Estoril
Design: Henrique Hoffman

photo : Jomar Bragança

22 November 2025

Passarela House, Condomínio Retiro do Chalé, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais

Design: TETRO Arquitetura

Photos by Eduardo Eckenfels

Walkway House is divided into blocks scattered across the site so as not to interfere with the Atlantic Forest and to preserve the existing topography. These blocks are interconnected by wooden decks that cross each other without touching. The upper deck emerges from the back of the plot, in direct contact with the vegetation, traverses the entire house and, as the ground level drops toward the front, it transforms into a walkway nine meters above the ground, aligning itself with the treetops.

The 158 m² residence is organized into three horizontal volumes distributed over two floors, in the city of Brumadinho, 30 minutes from Belo Horizonte. Set into a steep site with a 45º slope, the house was designed with minimal earthworks, avoiding any cuts that would require retaining walls. The project prioritizes the preservation of native trees and takes special account of the strong presence of jacaranda trees that weave through the spaces.

The main bedroom faces the forest, where there are no neighbors, and this relationship is reinforced by a large window that frames the landscape. Circulation between the blocks takes place via glass walkways without walls, allowing constant visual contact with the surrounding nature while moving from one room to another.

Office: TETRO Arquitetura
Website: http://www.tetro.com.br/
E-mail: tetro(at)tetro.com.br
Lead Architects: Débora Vieira Mendes, Igor Macedo and Carlos Maia

Location: Condomínio Retiro do Chalé, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Year of completion: 2007
Total built area (m²): 158 m²

Construction: José Ricardo Ribeiro Gouthier

Photographer: Eduardo Eckenfels

List of Manufacturers:

List of manufacturers of the materials and finishes used in the project:
Wooden façade panels: Marcenaria AGM Móveis
Wood decks: Madeireira Máxima
Varnish: Sayerlack
Pine ceiling lining: Madeireira Corte Fino
Glazing / window systems: Vidrex
Metal guardrail: P.Stock
Faucets and metal fixtures: Deca Link
Polished concrete flooring: Lafarge Brasil
Slate-finished asphalt membrane: Viapol
Galvanized steel chimney: Arkent
Dining room pendant light: Iluminar
Table and bench: Móveis Urllaneto
Paints and coatings: Painel Tintas
Sanitary ware: Deka
Eucalyptus columns: Ima

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Belo Horizonte Architectural News – Brazil Built Environment Updates, chronological:

25 October 2024
Colégio Alumnus, Minas Gerais
Architects: Estúdio Pedro Haruf

image : Manuel Sa
Located in the northeast region of Belo Horizonte, the Colégio Alumnus project was developed to allow the institution to expand into the Fernão Dias neighborhood, receiving high school classes. Based on a broad needs program and legislation with a limited utilization coefficient, the project sought to maximize common areas, considering multipurpose spaces and transforming circulation areas and spaces into environments for active coexistence and learning.

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Belo Horizonte Building News

16 August 2023
Robbyson Offices in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state
Architects: Óbvio Arquitetura

photo : Henrique Queiroga

15 Apr 2023
O Ateliê de Cerâmica, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Estado, Southeast Brazil
Design: Mobio Arquitetura

photo : Mobio Arquitetura

8 Mar 2023
SMC Sterilized Material Center, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Estado, southeast Brazil
Design: HORIZONTES ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO

photo : Ivan Araújo
This is an architectural gem located on the Coração Eucarístico Campus of PUC Minas in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

28 Jan 2023
Marinho da Serra House
Design: Vazio S/A

photography : Studio Pixel / Daniel Mansur
Marinho da Serra (MS) house is located in a rural area of Serra da Moeda, a natural monument listed by the state heritage of Minas Gerais. The site belongs to a peasant family that has lived in the region since the 19th century, and has an orchard with banana trees, mango trees and bamboo groves.

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Belo Horizonte Architecture News: in 2022

31 July 2022
Casamirador Apartment Building
Design: Gisele Borges

photo : Pablo Gomide
The Casamirador Savassi residential building, completed in 2021, is located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and features boldly designed architecture that stands out in the local landscape. The building has 14 lofts and 24 studios, with nine floors of construction on a narrow lot.

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Jun 2020
CBM + BMPI Offices in Belo Horizonte
Architects: Vazio S/A + Helena T Rios

photo © Daniel Mansur (Studio Pixel)
Palm trees, cyclanthus, and philodendrons constrict and demarcate continuous workspaces, artificial light is balanced with daylight, and living areas are defined by green volumes.

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8 Oct 2018
Marilia Fit Cafe in Belo Horizonte
Design: David Guerra Arquitetura e Interiores

photograph : Jomar Bragança
The walls are filled by a structure of rectagular wooden boxes, in a clear reference to the public market. The same concept is verified on the building facade in yellow aluminum.

21 Mar 2018
New International Airport of Belo Horizonte
Design: Bacco Associated Architects

photo : Ana Mellot
The renovation of the existing passenger terminal and the architectural design of the new terminal building.

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17 Oct 2016
Bar-Pool-Gallery by Belo Horizonte, Nova Lima, MG, Brazil
Design: BCMF Architects

image : Jomar Bragança
Designed and built over just three months, the Bar-Pool-Gallery for the Casa Cor MG 2014 is a kind of a hilltop belvedere.

27 Jul 2016
Structural Archaeology in Belo Horizonte, Moeda, Minas Gerais
Design: Carlos M. Teixeira – Vazio S/A, architects

image from architects
Considered for a time Brazil’s largest cinema, Cine Theatro Brasil was built in 1932 at an important intersection in downtown Belo Horizonte. At once heavy and elegant, its Art Déco volume was one of the largest buildings in the city.

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19 Nov 2015
VDA Residential Building in Belo Horizonte
Design: Vazio S/A

photograph : Gabriel Castro
VDA is a residential building whose apartments make up a carved and irregular volume. More than an architectural project, the building design resulted from a dual responsibility as architects and developers.

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28 Nov 2012
Santa Lucia Favela: Belo Horizonte Housing
Design: Horizontes Arquitetura

images from architecture office
The Santa Lucia favela is located in the central-south of Belo Horizonte. It is a very dense and neighborhood of 10,000 people on a hill that neighbors some of the most expensive addresses in this Brazilian city.

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24 Nov 2011
H3O Park, Favela da Serra, Third Water Park + Sao Vicente Alleyway
Design: M3 Arquitetura, Vazio S/A, MAch, Ana Assis, Silvio Todeschi, Alexandre Campos

photos : Eduardo Eckenfels, Leonardo Finotti, Marcio Gibram, Pedro Meyer, Flavio Agostini, Carlos Teixeira
H3O Park, a slum upgrading in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was awarded best institutional building in the award ‘The Best of Architecture 2011’, sponsored by Brazilian magazine (Arquitetura & Construção). The favela da Serra is home to about 50,000 people housed in 15,000 dwellings.

10 Jul 2011
285 Montevideo – Belo Horizonte Residential Building
Design: Vazio S/A Arquitetura e Urbanismo

photos : Leonardo Finotti, Carlos Teixeirae
285 Montevideo has an atypical storey with larger windows, split levels, planting boxes and an 8-feet ceiling height – the maximum allowed by local building regulations.

4 Feb 2011
FP House Belo Horizonte
Design: Joao Diniz architect

photos : Leonardo Finotti
The Pampulha lagoon in Belo Horizonte is full of architectural significance and to build on its margins means to be close to the modernist legacy. This building considers that recent history but also expresses its modern urban spirit with rural balconies and breezes.

29 Oct 2011
Casa Cor Bar, Belo Horizonte Interior
Design: BCMF Arquitetos

photo © Jomar Braganca
The architects explored the formal possibilities of applying a very simple and inexpensive construction system: the light steel frame. Industrialized stainless steel plate clad this custom-designed object built in just 3 weeks, to be portable and usable in various ways.

page updated 30 Jul 2016 ; 4 Feb 2010
Topographical Amnesias
Design: Vazio S/A Arquitetura e Urbanismo ; co-author, Louise Ganz

image from architects practice
Enormous concrete piles that structure some residential buildings in Belo Horizonte were converted into substance for urban inquiries. These monumental voids, totally under-used, were then connected to the city as a theater stage for Armatrux, a street theater company.