Architecture isn’t just about incredible buildings to look at from the outside. Just as much thought, flair and engineering is put into their interiors, and at this year’s World Architecture Festival, the very best interior on the planet was crowned.
Its official title is World Interior of the Year, and it was awarded to Fractal Chapel by INNOCAD architecture in Graz, Austria. The chapel is hidden away in a state hospital and its odd, intricate, pixelated detailing apparently nods to current research into environmental psychology and neuroscience.
‘Biophilic’ design has been woven in (which is the incorporation of natural elements to enhance the impact on wellness), such as with the use of wood from the flooring to the ceiling, and the altar, which was made from the rootstock of a walnut tree.
As for the fractal designs on the walls, these were ‘generated using a custom computer programme that combines artistic input with scientific analysis’. Impressive, right? Scroll on for some snaps of the space.
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Photograph: Paul Ott
Photograph: Paul Ott
Photograph: Paul Ott
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