Sacralized Architecture
Architecture designed with spiritual, cultural, or healing purposes that integrate sacred principles into built form.
Sunyata: A Meditation Center That Builds Its Calm Around a Circular Void
A shortlisted Pause entry that carves a circular courtyard from a simple site-derived mass, turning Buddhist emptiness into a space you can walk through.
The Sanctum: An Earthen Urban Village for Widows and Their Families in Qandahar
A low-rise citadel of compressed mud blocks, courtyards and wind towers that turns climate response into security, learning and self-reliance.
SARVASVA Building: A Vertical Oasis in East Bombay by SPASM Design Architects
SARVASVA Building by SPASM in Mumbai is a terracotta-clad vertical home, blending greenery, nature, and climate-sensitive design into urban living.
Demystifying Devadasis: Architecture That Restores Cultural Identity in Saundatti
A rehabilitation center in Karnataka reinterprets the Natya Mandapa to weave dance, craft, and economic agency into the fabric of a temple town.
Na.M.A.S.T.E. Bhavan: Healing Architecture That Purifies Both Water and Mind
A gesture-driven structure on the Varanasi ghats merges river purification infrastructure with sensory therapy and cultural space.
The Sanctum House by RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio
The Sanctum House by RENESA in Amritsar redefines Indian residential architecture with a circular courtyard, brick-concrete forms, and modern, contemplative interiors.
Temple Complex and Community Center Nardipur by Raasa Architects
A serene temple complex blending arches, courtyards, and nature, fostering spiritual connection, community interaction, and harmony through light and simplicity.
Sagrada Familia Parish by ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Sagrada Familia Parish by ARQBR blends spirituality, nature, and community through a circular nave, natural light, and harmonious landscape integration.
Of Trees and Gods and Mud: A Celebration of Vernacular Mud House Architecture in Kerala
A soulful Kerala home using vernacular mud architecture to embody trees, gods, memory, and sustainable slow living.
Sonoro House by SANTOS BOLIVAR: A Masterpiece of Architecture Inspired by Music
Sonoro House by SANTOS BOLIVAR transforms music into architecture, creating a synesthetic space that’s both lived in and performed.
Contemporary Chapel Architecture Rooted in Nature: Capela by Angela Castilho
A minimal, nature-integrated chapel in Brazil transforms a former stable into a sacred space through contemporary spiritual architecture.
Temple Complex in Hampshire by James Gorst Architects: A Contemporary Sanctuary Rooted in Simplicity and Sustainability
A serene timber temple complex blending sacred architecture, sustainability, and landscape in Hampshire's South Downs by James Gorst Architects.
