When some people think of scale, their thoughts include images of vast systems that span the world. But some think of scale in terms of fractals, with each iteration a piece in synchrony with others around it, growing organically. In the case of the Kumano Shindo Innovation hub, founder Adam Lobel describes in fascinating detail how the project to recover an abandoned farmhouse -- which many thought was better to have been demolished --  grew out of a process of listening to the land, people and history of place.

In the process, the project brought together new collaboration, energy, and resources, while respecting and building upon the traditions and strengths of a place and people that stretch back centuries.  

Far from complete, this project demonstrates the envisioning and realization of the fractal elements that could underpin projects anywhere in the world.