Architecture

Beverly Hills’ Prettiest Mansion Brunette knockout Christina Estrada modeled for some of the world’s top brands and appeared in the famous Pirelli calendar. Born in the USA, the glamorous Estrada has been based in London since 1998. She was previously married to Saudi billionaire Sheikh Walid Juffali, but the couple divorced in 2016, leaving Estrada the sole owner of a fabulous Beverly Hills villa. The supermodel has listed the stunning estate for sale at $26 million. According to the listing agent, Gary Gold, "This is the quintessential Beverly Hills estate located on the best block of the best street in...

Metro Arquitetos Associados adds black tower to Lina Bo Bardi's MASP Brazilian studio Metro Arquitetos Associados has extended the Museu de Arte de São Paulo by modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi with an aluminium-clad tower. Set to open in March, the Pietro Maria Bardi extension by Metro Arquitetos Associados provides 7,821 square metres of additional gallery space, increasing the museum's capacity by 66 per cent. The 14-storey tower sits beside the original museum and, according to the studio, shares "exactly the same dimensions" as the existing structure. Metro Arquitetos Associados extended the MASP in São Paolo "The regular prism relates...

Estudio Cristina Grappin uses local stone for Mexican beach house Mexican architecture firm Estudio Cristina Grappin has opened a large stone house to coastal breezes between the courtyard and the Pacific Ocean in Punta Mita, Mexico. Known as Casa Quinto Sol, the 2,440-square metre residence was designed to to be an "ode to its surroundings," according to the studio. Casa Quinto Sol is centred around a courtyard "By integrating into the verdant cliffs that descend towards the Pacific Ocean, we aimed to create pathways that unveil the beauty of nature," Cristina Grappin, who runs her eponymous studio, told Dezeen. Grappin called...

Casona Sforza resort in Mexico by Alberto Kalach Alberto Kalach designed Casona Sforza Arched volumes define Casona Sforza resort in Mexico by Alberto Kalach A series of vaulted, brick arches overlook a circular swimming pool at a boutique hotel in Puerto Escondido designed by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach. Casona Sforza, or House Sforza, is located in the coastal town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Alberto Kalach designed the hotelCasona Sforza is by architect Alberto Kalach The hotel was conceived by the entrepreneur Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, who worked with Mexico City architect Alberto Kalach of TAX Architects to design the...

Kymaia Productora models Oaxacan hotel suites after pre-Hispanic pyramids Mexican studios Productora and The Book of Wa have unveiled the boutique Kymaia Hotel with suites of coloured concrete in a pyramidal form near Puerto Escondido, along Mexico's southwestern coast. Productora teamed up with The Book of Wa to create Kymaia Hotel, founded by entrepreneur Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza in 2024 on a 14,400-square metre (155,000-square foot) seaside property in Oaxaca. Pyramid ProductoraProductora has included pyramidal structures at a hotel in Puerto Escondido The 3,800-square metre (40,900-square foot) hotel "is a dialogue between architecture, nature, and culture," the studio told Dezeen. "We...