Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Global Architectural Innovations: From Tokyo's Green Haven to Mexico's Open-Air Chapel

Architectural studios worldwide are transforming landscapes with innovative designs, from reviving old farmhouses to creating celestial experiences in rural chapels.

  • Apaloosa Estudio has built an open-air chapel in rural Mexico, offering a celestial experience to worshippers.
  • Brazilian studio Entre Escalas has constructed a tiny pink swimming house for 'Casa Vila Mariana'.
  • SAOTA and Jaco Booyens have revitalized the 18th-century Buffelsdrift farm in South Africa.
  • Heatherwick Studio's Azabudai Hills, a mixed-use green haven, has opened in the heart of Tokyo.
  • Nest House in Thailand features curved concrete forms, shaping a playful geometric composition.
  • Ulf Mejergren has revived a dilapidated Swedish farm house using hay from its land.
  • Sanjay Puri's screening facade infuses Zen spaces in India with transparency and indirect light.
Hero image