Slow architecture

This article is part of an installment of essays and examples illuminating the essence of good architecture, which comprises of empathy, experience and beauty. The exploration of Peter Zumthor’s thermal baths in Vals, Switzerland, represents architecture as an extraordinary sensory experience.

House on Pali Hill / Studio Mumbai - not all places in Mumbai are necessarily crowded with million of people - it's just important you find YOUR escape

Wallpaper* met with John Pawson during the construction of Casa delle Bottere in Veneto, northern Italy, in 2010. The house, that completed in 2014, was, for both designer and client, an exercise in slow architecture, recognising the time, thought and space required for the birthing of a masterpiece of minimalism.

This renovation project by architects Manea Kella sees an art-nouveau house in Brăila, Romania, converted into a boutique hotel called Casa Popeea.

Before we astonish you with some marvelous examples of our favorite underground house, here are some tips & explanations you might find useful