Organic architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about organic architecture
Project • By Danthree Studio • Private Houses
Canyon House - Virtual Bathroom Architecture
The Canyon House is a conceptual digital interior project developed by Danthree Studio in collaboration with the agency Inselkind. Designed to showcase premium sanitary fittings by Diana Bad, this virtual architecture moves away from traditional, sterile bathroom environments and explores the intersection of raw nature and refined industrial design.
The architectural concept is built around a monolithic, cave-like structure inspired by natural canyons. We utilized warm earth tones, rough red sandstone textures, and organic curves to create a feeling of primal shelter and warmth. A strategic skylight acts as the central light source, guiding natural illumination across the textured walls and emphasizing the spatial depth of the room.
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Project • By F9 Productions • Private Houses
Southwatch Flow
South Watch Flow uses its organic, flowing roof, rough and textured corten steel panels, rhythmic board formed concrete, and beautiful natural light-filled interior to create an experiential living environment for the client.
Joe Seelhammer
Named ‘South Watch Flow’ for its organic and flowing roof, this project focuses on creating a stunning, modern home while also thinking about how different spaces and rooms interact with each other as well as the exterior site.
Joe Seelhammer
Nestled in a quiet neighborhood of Arvada, Colorado, the L-shaped plan creates a hidden, private yard for the family to relax and enjoy life. Although the home follows a unique curved footprint, the interior spaces are laid out in a simple an... More
Project • By JMAD • Private Houses
Hanging Gardens
Our Hanging Gardens home is now available. Located on 5338 Highland Road in Minnetonka. While some would consider this a difficult lot, we see it as an opportunity to work with the land – wooded with lots of established trees.
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The design includes a turn-around drive, a stately new home with a tuck under garage and potential for two buildings: one an ADU, Accessory Dwelling Unit and one detached garage.
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The home is designed to be very biophilic – the idea is to be part of the nature and feel like you’re in your own oasis. Plants grow on multiple levels, and we’ve included terraces and c... More
Project • By Conner + Perry Architects, Inc. • Nightclubs
Club James (aka Goldstein Entertainment Annex)
Los Angeles-based Conner + Perry Architects, the current architects of record for the Sheats-Goldstein Residence and Estate, unveil the property’s newly completed annex, Club James. Originally envisioned by renowned mid-century architect John Lautner and estate owner James Goldstein, the development and completion of the accessory entertainment facility symbolizes a fully collaborative effort between Goldstein and three design teams that spans nearly fifty years.
Joe Fletcher
Joe Fletcher
As one of Los Angeles’s most famous mid-century homes, the Sheats-Goldstein Residence is nearly as iconic as the Hollywood sign itself, having been featured countless times in film, television, fashion, and music videos, and widely r... More
Project • By Artemis Interior • Apartments
Jungle Palazzo
Full renovation of a 200 year old palazzo to transform it into a five suite furnished holiday rental property. Each suite is themed after an animal of the jungle - so guests can select which suite they want to enjoy and have a new experience if they return again.
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
This project was completely managed by Artemis and is part of our growing portfolio of investment projects.
Designed by: Shalise Barnes, Jelena Markovic, and Maria Moeller
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
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Project • By Artemis Interior • Apartments
Mediterranean Penthouse
One of two apartments in the same block, the brief was to create an organic, jungle feeling space that still maintained a lot of depth in the colour palettes, with a hint of industrialism. The flat is an airbnb investment for short lets - designed to maximise the return on investment for the owner.
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
Shalise Barnes
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News • Archello Awards • 22 Dec 2023
Science-informed MAM Competence Center selected as Office Building of the Year
The MAM Competence Center by INNOCAD Architecture has been selected by the public as the Archello Awards 2023 Office Building of the Year. Located in Großhöflein, Austria, the science-informed biophilic design offers an organic headquarters and work environment derived from strategies concluded in the study ’14 Patterns of Biophilic Design’ by Terrapin Bright Green. The project stands out for its use of materials and patterns, dynamic and diffused light, optimized acoustics, and a compelling emphasis on sustainability and human-centred design.
Paul Ott
INNOCAD Architecture tells Archello that the main challenge in approaching the project was designing a building that could grow organically over the years in... More
News • Detail • 27 Jul 2023
Detail: A retro-futuristic duplex renovation in iconic Torres Blancas
In Madrid’s iconic Torres Blancas tower, Studio.noju has transformed a once tired duplex apartment into a colorful, retro-futuristic home. Designed by the architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza (1918-2000) and built between 1964 and 1972, Torres Blancas is a notable example and radical style of organic architecture. Creating such an eye-catching interior within this brutalist concrete edifice, is just one reason why Studio.noju’s duplex design captivates the imagination.
José Hevia
José Hevia
Studio.noju was founded in 2020 by Antonio Mora and Eduardo Tazón. “Noju” (an abbreviation of “not just”) is a reference to the studio’s involvement in se... More
Project • By LOCALARCHITECTURE • Hospitals
La Corbière
This new healthcare centre is located in a distinctive landscape. Along with Château de la Corbière and its church it forms a new ensemble integrated within an agricultural estate overlooking Lake Neuchâtel. With its low-level volumes it respects the existing buildings and topography, opening out generously towards the lake and the Jura Mountains. The new building connects with the existing medical centre, combining with it to form a single articulated whole that engages in a dialogue with its environment. The architecture and the surrounding landscape intermesh in the folds of the building’s form, seeking balance. An interplay of privacy and openness to the landscape lies at the heart of this complex and organic ar... More
Project • By Salagnac Arquitectos • Primary Schools
Waldorf School Casa de lasEstrellas
The main challenge was to capture through architecture the concept of Waldorf education in a tangible way, taking into account the guidelines of its founders and pedagogical team.
The architecture should be striking, fluid, open, with curved walls, subtle colors, and include textured surfaces and natural materials.
As a starting point we wanted to adapt the architecture to the site, and cause the least possible impact to the environment to maintain harmony in the place.
We opted for an elongated shape to focus the main view of the ocean, and adapt to the topography.
We lean towards a distribution of separate modules to have that feeling of fluidity abroad, and to differentiate academic spaces according to the nee... More
Project • By Conner + Perry Architects, Inc. • Private Houses
Rustic Canyon Residence
Los Angeles natives Jamie Price and Brad Schlei engaged organic architecture experts Kristopher Conner and James Perry of Conner + Perry Architects to design a home that seamlessly fits their family and lifestyle, while also showcasing a world-class art collection and effortlessly blending into this beloved section of Santa Monica Canyon.
Taiyo Watanabe
Taiyo Watanabe
Taiyo Watanabe
Taking cues from the property’s surrounding Oak and Eucalyptus trees, the firm designed a residence that allows for reflection, openness, and serenity. Key design features include windows that frame the magnificent trees, extended canopy-like, cantilevered eaves and fully pocketing glass exterior walls that open to a central courtyard to of... More
Project • By Hames Sharley • Shopping Centres
Karrinyup Shopping Centre
Karrinyup is a coastal suburb 12km north of Perth’s CBD, uniquely positioned with Perth’s beloved beaches to the west, Lake Gwelup to the east, and biodiverse Bush Forever reserves across the road. The latest stage in the centre’s evolution sought not just to expand its retail offering from 54,400sqm to 109,000sqm, but to reimagine the big-box typology entirely.
Co-design firms Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick and Hames Sharley (TRHS) worked closely with the client to identify three principles critical to the project’s successful delivery: authenticity, connectivity and diversity. The team sought to create a town centre with a unique genius loci — a destination epitomising ‘coastal cool’ and &lsquo... More
Project • By 314 Architecture Studio • Private Houses
H303
H303 is a residential project located at the South suburb of Athens. The site is located 800m far from the sea, in Kadmou str of Glyfada area, which is a coastal town that keeps developing. The main idea of the building is based tothe geometrical shapes and volumes of nature which istranslated in petals to the exterior of each floor, giving an organic shape to the building. The organic architecture refersto a philosophy that combines the harmonious co-habitationof the man with nature as a design and in terms offunctionality and aesthetics.
We use that approach by combing designtechniques that come in harmony with the site so that thevolumes of the building, the furniture and the atmospheresare united in one synthesis.In the perimet... More
Project • By Esrawe Studio • Showrooms
Grupo Arca Guadalajara
A quarry is the evidence of man’s action on nature; a universe in which men unintentionally sculpt pleats and volumes that result in a strange and visually striking geology. A manufactured landscape*, an organic architecture created by the trace of the search for raw materials, which brings us back to the origin from which the raw materials come. The captivating and unique nature of this landscape nourishes the concept. The access through a small opening in the monolithic facade links the visitor with the central space of monumental character, the "arrival to the quarry", the Agora. It is the starting point to begin a new journey of museographic character, where the multiple exhibition halls - with materials of diverse characteristics–... More
Project • By Archi-Tectonics • Shops
PORTS1961 Shanghai: Flagship
A retail experience that embraces the history of The Bund as an important port and art-deco district.
CHALLENGEFor this project, we were tasked with designing a flagship retail experience in Shanghai for fashion brand Ports 1961. The design had to embrace the history and character of The Bund, a downtown cultural district known for its art-deco style and—history as one of China’s most important ports—while creating a signature brand system that could be applied in locations around the world.
INNOVATIONWe recycled the materials from a recently-demolished historic Chinese house, CNC-milling the wood to create a fluid system reminiscent of a ship’s hull that displays the fashion collection. This reduces the environmen... More