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Biophilic Architecture Studio — Est. 2014

Architecture

that breathes.

Elena Rostova's studio designs living structures that regenerate their ecosystems, sequester carbon, and evolve alongside their inhabitants.

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The Studio in Numbers

Every branch
tells a story.

Like the vein of a leaf, each project radiates from a single principle: that architecture should give back more than it takes. This living diagram grows as you scroll — just as our work grows with the ecosystems it inhabits.

47
Projects completed
14
Countries
92%
Carbon-negative projects
23k
Tonnes CO₂ sequestered
Selected Works

Five projects.
Five ecosystems.

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Verdant Canopy
Residential
Verdant Canopy
Singapore·2025
The Glass House
Residential
The Glass House
Kyoto, Japan·2024
Moss Pavilion
Public Space
Moss Pavilion
Oslo, Norway·2023
Thermal Baths
Wellness
Thermal Baths
Vals, Switzerland·2026
Bamboo Node
Community
Bamboo Node
Bali, Indonesia·2024
Our Philosophy

Three principles.
One conviction.

01
Biomimicry
Nature as blueprint

Every structural decision references 3.8 billion years of evolutionary engineering. Termite mounds, honeycombs, mycelium networks — each offers lessons no textbook can replicate.

02
Biophilic Integration
Living with the living

We embed living walls, rain gardens, and pollinator corridors directly into the building fabric — transforming dead square footage into active ecological habitat.

03
Carbon Neutral
Materials that heal

Our material palette sequesters more carbon than it emits. Cross-laminated timber, compressed earth, and myco-composites form the backbone of a regenerative construction economy.

What We Do

Services

The Team

The minds behind
the matter.

Elena Rostova
Elena Rostova
Lead Architect & Founder

RIBA Gold Medal laureate. Former Chair of Sustainable Architecture at the AA. Elena's practice synthesises vernacular building wisdom with advanced computational design.

Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe
Partner — Material Science

PhD in bio-based composites from ETH Zürich. Kenji leads our material research division and has pioneered the structural use of myco-composites on three continents.

Recognition

Honoured by the
world's finest.

Eleven years of practice. Forty-seven completed projects. A growing archive of international recognition — but never the reason we build.

2025
Pritzker Prize
Architecture Laureate
2025
World Architecture Festival
Sustainable Building of the Year
2024
Aga Khan Award
Architecture — Moss Pavilion
2024
RIBA International Prize
Shortlisted — Bamboo Node
2023
Dezeen Awards
Sustainable Design Studio of the Year
2023
Fast Company Innovation
Most Innovative Architecture Firm

Ready to build
something living?

Every project begins with a conversation. Tell us about your site, your vision, and the ecosystem you want to protect.

Rostova Studio

Biophilic architecture and sustainable design. Oslo — Singapore — Bali.

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