Sacred Space
Architectural and design approaches to creating spaces for spiritual practice, contemplation, and connection.
Spirit Ladder
As vernacular architecture is shaped by climatic conditions, the resulting forms often assume a mythical role. Exploring structures from houses to simple altars, the concept of a spirit ladder has been derived. Can the rules established for the movement of supernatural beings also be applied in a modern facility, and what role can they play?
Faith
Architecture for New Belief System
The brief states that we will submit our sheets alongside a cover image, but is this 'cover image' with the site plan, section and views the same size as the sheets? and what does it mean when it says the Cover image/thumbnail size has to be in a 2:1 ratio? Is this 'cover image' on the sheet?
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what is the height of ming dynasty wall remains? We need it for 3D model. Also for the site plan, sections and architectural plans do we need to use a specific scale?
Hello, I would like to ask if there is a specific spaces/programme to follow? Thanks
Hi Ahmad, the spatial programme has to be conceived by the participants for this challenge. Best
arches Weaves a Nature Therapy Retreat into a Lithuanian Forest Clearing
Near Vilnius, Sanctum Retreat uses CLT construction and neuroaesthetic principles to root hospitality architecture in the rhythms of the forest.
the architectural memoir of memory
Memory is not static; it evolves, fades, transforms, and survives through people, rituals, and places. Within the Parsi community, the Tower of Silence at Doongerwadi has long existed as a sacred landscape carrying generations of funerary traditions, collective remembrance, and cultural identity. However, changing urban conditions, declining engagement with ritual spaces, and the gradual disconnect between community and sacred landscapes have led to the fading of these memories and spatial pract
SPHERE
The sphere is like the sacred and divine form of space. It is the final stage in the transformation of energy that follows a divine purpose. The sphere is the most efficient form to store and spread the energy. All planets and stars follow the same, as if they have a shared code of consciousness. This transformation is a manifestation of a common destiny.
Pause
Building a place for contemplation and meditation
Can anyone explain me the FAQ's 3rd question: What are the programmatic features of the designed contemplation complex? Is this about how we put together the different functions of the building?
Yes it represent the functions of the building.
Parting in matter,Reunion in spirit
We believe that death is a parting in the material world, while a memorial ceremony is a reunion in the spiritual world. People recall their lives with the dead, talk about their present lives, and create a reunion with the dead. People humbly put the ashes into a clear spring, where the current leads people through separation and flows into a waterfall into
This is a great project; such a tremendous idea; just probably the center area can be more specific in terms of the design, but good project in general.
MA Estudio Sculpts a Ferrocement Womb in the Jungles of Yelapa for Tarasana Healing Center
A toroidal birthing and healing sanctuary in western Mexico draws on sacred geometry, bionics, and the plasticity of ferrocement.
From Myth to Matter
This project seeks to evolve Panatirtha into a multi-functional social and spiritual complex that integrates the sacred identity with the existing natural and tourism pathways of the Tahirpur region. The aim was to design a fully operational, year-round facility to host spiritual and secular festivals, educational tourism, and cultural gatherings.
Chapel in Addis Ababa: A Sunken Prayer Hall Where Stone Walls Also Repair the Landscape
An Honorable Mention at Eco-Chapel, this Ethiopian chapel sinks prayer into stone, drawing on Lalibela while walls, trees and rainwater heal the site.
EUNOIA
‘Slowing down, experiencing, and thinking’ are the parts of the methodology that is accepted and embraced while recreating the faded-green Nuestro Park, located in the hot-arid climate of Phoenix, Arizona.
Pocket Church: Dispersing a Sanctuary into a Forest of Ecological Hotspots
A carved, cave-like church, a circular dormitory and timber workshops scatter across a reforesting site, letting the forest become the true nave.
Bio // DOME // Stic: Seven Living Domes Turn an Ethiopian Chapel Site into a Growing Forest
An Honorable Mention at Eco-Chapel, this proposal plants seven vegetal domes around a timber chapel, letting native forest carry the sacred story.
Spiritual Journey to Oneness
The building is a sacred place for people of all faiths, religion or background to connect with the Divine and their higher self (the real self, awakened aspects of oneself, assessing deeper truths and knowledge). It is designed beyond experience with a series of spaces that allows visitors to experience the process of spirituality.
very cool!
Very original project!! Well done
Very creative !