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"South American Style\nA collection of striking spaces from Brazil, Chile and Argentina.\nFor a contemporary residence on a hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, architect Robert Gon\u00E7alves honored the natural setting by incorporating into the structure both the rock on which it is built and foliage like that of the surrounding tropical forest. Above: Gon\u00E7alves gave the living room a low ceiling for a more intimate atmosphere. \"We stay at home more because of the house,\" says the client, a media executive, who shares the residence with his wife and two of his three children. (August 2008)\nOscar Niemeyer, who still works from his native Rio de Janero at the age of 101, was a key figure in the design of the city of Brasilia and reigns as one of modern architecture's towering influences. Above: In 1954 he completed his own house in Rio's S\u00E3o Conrado district. (May 2003)\nGonzalo Bruno Quijano designed his Buenos Aires apartment with an 18th-century flair. A 17th-century Flemish tapestry of Jupiter, with an inscription about good fortunes on the top, dominates the master bedroom. On the George III four-poster is a silk-and-cashmere quilted coverlet. (September 2000)\n\"I wanted to reflect, from an urban standpoint, the owner's attitude,\" architect Claudio Bernardes says of the house he and his partner, Paulo Jacobsen, built for Heiner Pflug, which features vistas of Rio de Janeiro. \"He loves the sea, and he wanted the view of it to be unobstructed.\" Above: The second floor reiterates the themes of linking and openness, with a shiplike catwalk that joins the master bedroom to the guest areas, skylights above, and glass walls that provide views of the mountains and ocean. A collage of painted Polaroids of Pflug hangs in the hall. (August 2001)\nEstancia Santa Marta, in the province of Buenos Aires, is one of three ranches in Argentina belonging to United Colors of Benetton, the world's largest wool consumer. \"We control the raw material,\" says Carlo Benetton. Above: Benetton chose a hunting lodge theme for Leleque, his property located in the mountainous province of Chubut. The living room's double-sided fireplace defines two sitting areas. Most of the furniture and engravings are English. (May 2000)\nThe Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires, built in 1932 by architect Valentin Marcos Brodsky, was restored by architect Ariel Levy. Located in the elegant Recoleta neighborhood, the traditional Alvear Palace has long been and remains still a haven for socialites, debutantes and fashionable porte\u00F1os\u2014as residents of the city are known. Above: Walls andpilasters of Breccia marble and Louis XVI-style chairs define the opulent lobby bar. (December 2000)\n\"It represents me,\" architect and collector Carlos Alberto Cruz says of his Santiago, Chile, house and gallery that is situated on 10 acres in the country's Central Valley. Inset: In the living room, a 16th-century Mexican chandelier from a church is above an 18th-century Spanish colonial chair, stool and stable inspired by Chippendale's designs. (September 2005)\nArchitect Juan Sabbagh created a modern weekend retreat for Ricardo Torres and his family in southern Chile. The residence is set on a steep hillside overlooking Lake Caburga. \"To maintain continuity with the surroundings, we didn't touch the existing forest around the house,\" says Sabbagh. \"It's barely visible.\" Santiago-based Paula Gutierrez Erlandsen continued Sabbagh's dedication to the natural setting with her selection of furnishings for the open living and dining areas. Her inventions, such as the nesting and games tables, complement the architect's fireplace. \"Each space is visually integrated with the next,\" says Erlandsen. (August 2004)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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