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Forest Wellness Retreat with Elevated Timber Cabins

Forest Wellness Retreat with Elevated Timber Cabins

Ruben Giannini, Toby Pullen

Rooted in sustainability and simplicity, the project is a carefully crafted wellness retreat, designed to support yoga practice, meditation, and deep connection with nature. The architecture integrates seamlessly into the forested landscape while offering a peaceful, restorative environment for both individual reflection and communal experience.

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Olive Grove Retreat with Traditional Barn Aesthetic

Olive Grove Retreat with Traditional Barn Aesthetic

Wasaa Architects

The Olive Guest House, is a rural retreat located in Ferreira, Portugal, designed to foster a close relationship between architecture, landscape, and local culture. Rooted in sustainability and regional identity, the guest house blends traditional forms with contemporary design, offering an immersive experience of Portuguese countryside living.

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Spiritual Retreat with Tapered Thatch Roof Design

Spiritual Retreat with Tapered Thatch Roof Design

Daniel Bramah

The “Pilgrimage” Yoga House is a thoughtful spiritual retreat nestled between the Baltic Sea and the Jaunupes River. Conceived as a multifunctional space for yoga, meditation, and communal gathering, the project blends sustainable design with a deep sensitivity to nature and user experience.

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Architecture for Stillness and Renewal

Pablo antonio Lara roloff, Julien Timpanaro

This project represents a refined integration of structure, purpose, and place. Designed primarily as a yoga and relaxation retreat, the building balances aesthetic quality with everyday usability.

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Elevated Wellness Space in the Canopy

Valeria Baeza, Mario Arancibia, Felipe Gonzalez, Tomas Zelada

The project is a thoughtful wellness retreat that integrates yoga, meditation, and communal living within a minimal-impact architectural framework. Designed with ecologically responsible materials and passive environmental strategies, it exemplifies a balanced relationship between built form and nature.

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From Sketch to Landmark – Designing for the €50,000 Mujassam Watan Prize

Senior Residence Designed for Comfort and Connection

Senior Residence Designed for Comfort and Connection

Nadav Gefen- furestain, Neta Gefen-Grinbaum

This project delivers a thoughtfully designed Elderly Home in Portugal, focused on enhancing residents' quality of life through comfort, accessibility, and community engagement. The design integrates contemporary elder care principles with a spatial layout that balances social interaction and personal privacy.

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A Minimalist Retreat for Wellness and Reflection

A Minimalist Retreat for Wellness and Reflection

Sofya Smirnova, Marianna-janika Gontšar, Oksana Karula, Endri Soomere

The Kolka Cabin is a contemporary yoga retreat designed with sustainability, community, and mindfulness at its core. Located in a forested setting near Cape Kolka, the structure serves as both a yoga studio and a communal gathering space.

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Suspended Marble Integration Within Limestone Serenity for Contemplative Reflection Spaces

Suspended Marble Integration Within Limestone Serenity for Contemplative Reflection Spaces

Tim Griffin, Nate Hulse, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Landis

The suspended red marble ring above a central linden tree harmonizes with the surrounding limestone walls, creating a contemplative space designed for reflection and connection within a graveyard setting.