Casa Tropical Beach Retreat By Camarim

Construction on Casa Tropical, a holiday retreat in a beachy Brazilian fishing village, has just completed. Designed by Portuguese architects at Camarim, the three-story house was built with scores of slatted wooden elements that shade the sun and allow air to circulate and cool. The 3-bed home is largely open to its natural surroundings and has an open roof design that circulates breeze and leaves room for tall glass panels, which help the top floor float among the tree canopy. [via dezeen]