ZEN Wellness SEINEI Accommodation Facility / Shigeru Ban Architects
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The textual content was composed by the challenge curator with reference to the architect’s notes. The ZEN Wellness SEINEI is just one of Shigeru Ban Architect’s most new finished functions that highlight and explores the use of timber in architecture. Established atop a ridge, the structure offers expansive views of the Awaji island greenery.
The resulting area is a one of a kind accommodation facility meant to property zazen (sitting meditation) procedures among other adjacent features. In simple fact, the layout is reflective of lots of of the demands and beliefs of the meditative practice. Apart from its distant spot which would allow for a quiet setting, the structure conveys an intensive and elongated space (up to 90 meters in duration) which can be suggestive of the stretching of time in which one is immersed in their thoughts.
The plan of stability can also be famous as the large, nonetheless seemingly light heart is 50 percent-suspended on two major metal foundation columns. Along with natural and raw resources use, and the rhythmic influence of the wood window frame, columns, and beams, the ZEN Wellness SEINEI is a harmonious set for personalized reflection.
