Architecture
that breathes.
Elena Rostova's studio designs living structures that regenerate their ecosystems, sequester carbon, and evolve alongside their inhabitants.
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.
Five projects.
Five ecosystems.
Three principles.
One conviction.
Every structural decision references 3.8 billion years of evolutionary engineering. Termite mounds, honeycombs, mycelium networks — each offers lessons no textbook can replicate.
We embed living walls, rain gardens, and pollinator corridors directly into the building fabric — transforming dead square footage into active ecological habitat.
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.
Services
The minds behind
the matter.
RIBA Gold Medal laureate. Former Chair of Sustainable Architecture at the AA. Elena's practice synthesises vernacular building wisdom with advanced computational design.
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.
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.
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.
Biophilic architecture and sustainable design. Oslo — Singapore — Bali.