{"id":180736,"date":"2023-08-01T11:01:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=180736"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:00:53","slug":"new-biophilia-buildings-fusing-form-foliage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/new-biophilia-buildings-fusing-form-foliage\/","title":{"rendered":"Biophilia 2.0: Fantastical New Buildings Fusing Form and Foliage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>Architizer's <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/page\/judging\/jury?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a><em> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em><i> the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>! Sign up to <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<p>The human urge to forge a meaningful connection with nature is one that has endured millennia. Throughout history, our ancestors sought to intertwine the built and organic spheres \u2014 the natural world was at the heart of the ancient Roman villa and the Arabic courtyard house. But as the climate crisis looms ever more potently over the construction industry, biophilic design is experiencing something of a Renaissance.<\/p>\n<p>Fusing organic elements and processes into architectural practice can result in soothing spaces that elevate physical and mental well-being, but it can also support the delivery of climate-resilient buildings. Biophilic design is a toolkit that can help reduce carbon emissions, as well as proposing natural solutions for improving air quality, regulating ventilation, temperature and noise and managing stormwater. And architects are demonstrating increasingly innovative ways of channeling the wisdom of nature into cutting-edge schemes.<\/p>\n<p>These seven winning projects from the <a href=\"https:\/\/winners.architizer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11<sup>th<\/sup> A+Awards<\/a> masterfully combine form and foliage in surprising and unexpected ways. Discover how living organisms are inspiring an exciting new blueprint for future development \u2014 this is biophilia 2.0.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thavi Cosmetic Showroom<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/sava-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVA Architects<\/a>, Vinh, Vietnam<\/h4>\n<h5>Popular Choice Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Unbuilt Commercial<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180748 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Thavi Cosmetic Showroom by SAVA Architects\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-1536x1165.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-2048x1553.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-66x50.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-1-395x300.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180749 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2.jpg\" alt=\"Thavi Cosmetic Showroom by SAVA Architects\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thavi-cosmetic-showroom-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>This daring concept design seeks to transform a dark, mold-ridden retail building in Vinh into an extraordinary well-being spa where nature takes center stage. The ambitious plan will see modular fiber-reinforced concrete planters adorn the fa\u00e7ade, creating a striking, dynamic skin. Overflowing with greenery, the structure will be reborn as a living, breathing ecosystem in the midst of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Contemporary iterations of tropical architecture are found throughout the design. A verdant atrium will be the flourishing core of the renovated scheme, capped with a skylight that dapples the treatment spaces with natural light. Within this peaceful green oasis, the hubbub of the urban landscape will fade to a distant memory.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/1000-trees-phase-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1000 Trees Phase 1<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/heatherwick-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heatherwick Studio<\/a>, Shanghai, China<\/h4>\n<h5>Jury Winner &amp; Popular Choice Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Shopping Center<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180737 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1000 Trees Phase 1 by Heatherwick Studio\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-66x50.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180738 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1000 Trees Phase 1 by Heatherwick Studio\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-66x50.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1000-trees-phase-1-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Envisioned as two forest-capped mountains, this experimental shopping center overlooks Shanghai\u2019s tranquil Huangpu River. Once an industrial site, the new biodiverse development is a stark contrast to the land\u2019s past life. Large planters raised on columns punctuate the staggered complex, like supersized stalks growing from the riverbank. Over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants are peppered throughout the complex, which houses retail, hospitality and public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The architects skillfully dissected the typology of the monolithic shopping center into a myriad of more intimate social areas. These small platforms of community sit in communion with the river, while the extensive vegetation carves out a cooling microclimate for spatial users.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/fenwick-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fenwick<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/edition-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edition Office<\/a>, Kew, Australia<\/h4>\n<h5>Jury Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Multi Unit Housing \u2013 Low Rise (1 &#8211; 4 Floors)<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-180741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fenwick by Edition Office\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-1536x1183.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-2048x1577.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-66x50.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-1-390x300.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-180742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fenwick by Edition Office\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fenwick-2-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Positioned on a breathtaking plot adjacent to Yarra Bend Park in Victoria, the organic terrain was a shaping force for the design of this innovative nine-unit housing complex. Rather than one vast volume that would dominate the skyline, the development is divided into three visually independent pavilions connected by a shared basement. The structures\u2019 unique orientations give way to unexpected views across the valley, unfurling surprising perspectives for their residents.<\/p>\n<p>Each wedge-shaped pavilion is encircled by rugged greenery \u2014 there\u2019s a sense that the mature grounds will reclaim the walls in time, just as the elements will patina and soften the exterior copper screens at their will.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/ling-ling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ling Ling<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/sordo-madaleno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sordo Madaleno<\/a>, Mexico City, Mexico<\/h4>\n<h5>Jury Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Restaurants (S &lt;1000 sq ft)<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180746 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling.jpg\" alt=\"Ling Ling by Sordo Madaleno\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180747 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ling Ling by Sordo Madaleno\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ling-ling-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>Stepping inside this remarkable restaurant, situated on the top floor of a skyscraper in Mexico City, is a truly transformative experience. Far from the crisp, minimalist lines you might anticipate, the interior is an immersive portal to another place and time, evoking the courtyards and terraces of traditional Mexican architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Whimsical and masterful in equal measure, dining tables are framed by the canopies of sinewy trees, while foliage snakes up the towering, vaulted ceiling. The bar and rear dining area are cocooned beneath a dynamic timber structure, a striking interpretation of a portico, crafted using a complex stereotomy technique. The expansive views across the city are seemingly incongruous with this sequestered organic world, a juxtaposition that only intensifies the wonder.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-greenary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Greenary<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/carlo-ratti-associati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlo Ratti Associati<\/a>, Parma, Italy<\/h4>\n<h5>Jury Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Private House (L 4000 \u2013 6000 sq ft)<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180750 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary.jpg\" alt=\"The Greenary by Carlo Ratti Associati,\" width=\"2453\" height=\"2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary.jpg 2453w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-1024x880.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-1536x1321.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2048x1761.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-349x300.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2453px) 100vw, 2453px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180751 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Greenary by Carlo Ratti Associati,\" width=\"2088\" height=\"1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2.jpg 2088w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-greenary-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2088px) 100vw, 2088px\" \/>This astonishing home in rural northern Italy has nature at its heart \u2014 quite literally. The renovated farmhouse was designed around a 32-foot (10-meter) ficus, which bisects the lofty main living area. A vast two-story wall of glass fronts the south-facing volume, allowing plenty of daylight to pour in.<\/p>\n<p>A symbol of enlightenment, the rituals of day-to-day life unravel around the tree, with six interconnected rooms radiating out from the space. The Ficus is the grounding anchor of the floor plan \u2014 it\u2019s visible from each zone, with the mezzanine encircling the highest leafy branches. Here, the rhythms of nature and the domestic sphere collide and find harmony.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/bay-area-research-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay Area Research Company<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/skb-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkB Architects<\/a>, San Francisco Bay Area, California<\/h4>\n<h5>Popular Choice Winner and Jury Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Commercial Interiors (&gt;25,000 sq ft)<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180739 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area Research Company by SkB Architects\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180740 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area Research Company by SkB Architects\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bay-area-research-company-2-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Two sprawling warehouses in the San Francisco Bay Area have been given a new lease of life as a biophilic office for a think tank. Material honesty was central to this outstanding adaptive reuse project, with the original steel supports, raw concrete walls and factory windows laid bare in celebration of the structures\u2019 history. Yet inspiration was sought from the natural environment to soften the industrial edges and create a scheme with sensory appeal.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, a verdant plantscape has been entwined with the work and recreation zones. As well as improving the air quality and elevating the environment, the foliage serves a clever secondary purpose. Suspended in clusters from the ceiling and arranged in dense screens, the greenery acts as an acoustic dampener in collaborative work areas, helping to reduce noise levels across the office.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JR Kumamoto Railway Station Building<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>By <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/nikken-sekkei-ltd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD<\/a>, Kumamoto, Japan<\/h4>\n<h5>Jury Winner, 11<sup>th<\/sup> Annual A+Awards, Transport Interiors<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180743 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1.jpg\" alt=\"JR Kumamoto Railway Station Building by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD\" width=\"2508\" height=\"1672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1.jpg 2508w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2508px) 100vw, 2508px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180744 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2.jpg\" alt=\"JR Kumamoto Railway Station Building by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD\" width=\"2115\" height=\"1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2.jpg 2115w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-1024x960.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-768x720.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-1536x1439.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-2048x1919.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jr-kumamoto-railway-station-building-2-320x300.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2115px) 100vw, 2115px\" \/>Railway stations, liminal passing places between two locales, rarely define themselves as a destination in and of themselves. However, this station in Kumamoto is something of an exception. Rejecting the usual typologies, the astounding transport space is a hub of retail and recreation, but its most extraordinary facet lies at its center.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, a seven-story glass atrium houses an enchanting indoor garden brimming with native Japanese plants. A waterfall cascades down from the third floor, the meditative rush transporting commuters beyond the humdrum of the nine-to-five. 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