
Penda unveils a futuristic micro-cabin inspired by Beijing’s hutongs
The micro-apartment concept has been sweeping cities around the world due to overcrowding and rising housing prices....

Gorgeous roof garden feeds owners in the off-grid Yin & Yang House
Architecture studio Penda unveiled designs for an off-grid home Kassel, Germany with a stunning rooftop garden....

Trees to grow on the balconies of Penda’s timber high-rise in Toronto
A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture...

Penda unveils temporary nature-filled “village” for the Beijing Horticultural Expo
Architecture studio Penda’s love of modular, timber architecture will make waves at Beijing’s International...

Penda unveils interlocked double-helix bridge for the Beijing Winter Olympics
The architecture studio, based in Beijing and Vienna, proposed this design as part of the larger infrastructure...

India's Magic Breeze villa will be a giant park in the sky
The entire 450,000 square feet complex will be developed by Pooja Crafted Homes. 127 stacked sky villas will be...

Penda designs beautiful Indian garden with water mazes and stepwells
Developed by Pooja Crafted Homes, the 8,000-square-meter garden is part of the Magic Breeze residential project,...

10 Green design predictions for 2016
What will 2016 hold for green design and the environment? It's a brand new year filled with boundless potential...

Penda's winding green pathway at the 2015 Garden Expo lets visitors experience life as a river
The blueprint of the pathways not only follow the trickling journey of a river, but the installation is also uniquely...

Penda's Bauhaus Museum proposal features a transforming floor level
The simple geometry of the building references the aesthetics of theBauhaus era, but it is the rotating elements...

This LEGO-like modular skyscraper is made up of customizable pre-fab elements
The architects created a framework that can be filled with the chosen configuration, which is fabricated off-site...

Dramatic Bamboo Blossom Gate Mimics Chinese Calligraphy Brush Strokes in Hubei
Like many of Penda's works, Blossom Gate celebrates bamboo architecture by using the sturdy grass for both the...

Penda's Low-Impact Modular Bamboo Hotel Reconnects Visitors with Nature
To satisfy the competition's three principles, Penda used locally sourced and fast-growing bamboo as the primary...

Penda's Wooden Donut-Shaped House O is Inspired by a Tree Trunk
Following the cyclical nature of the client's daily routine, the interior spaces of House O are laid out in the...

Beijing's Cola-Bow Turns 17,000 Plastic Coke Bottles Into a Curvaceous Shelter
As its name suggests, Penda's fantastic plastic arch was designed for Coca-Cola China (unfortunately and ironically)....