Singular Meditation

Through architectural design, my singular meditation space promotes higher thinking about a spatial environment and the idea of spirituality as an individual experience. This space for meditation and contemplation provides refuge for an environmental experience related to the aesthetic form. 

Because we are animals, we find comfort in the natural world. The form for this meditation space was created using biomimicry. Throughout the rivers in central Florida, there are immense cypress trees. Some of the oldest and largest trees have hollowed. Through natural aging, the buttress of the trees continues to support the upper portion while the center erodes away. The space left behind is the inspiration for this work.

There are reasons why humans are drawn to engaging architectural spaces. I believe the number one reason would have to be inspiration. Inspiring spaces inspire thought and draw out human emotion. Gothic cathedrals are a prime example. These monumental spaces were created to make humans feel small while standing inside the massive, sublime structure. They were created to reinforce that God is divine. 

Following this idea of using architecture to inspire, evoke thought, and emotion, I have created a majestic form that will hold the individual. While providing an individual, personal space, the form is open to the surrounding environment. It provides personal, spiritual space without closing off the natural world.