Breathe.
Design Studio Project 2.1 || Febuary 2018 Site: One-North, Singapore Brief: To create spaces for meditation, through generation of a rich variety of moments within the intervention. Located on the grass field next to One North Residences and the NTU Alumni Club, the site consists of a dense cluster of trees of different species and a open grass patch. Amongst the dense cluster, it is the detailing of the canopy of the trees and its foliage that caught my attention the most. At different moments, the view from the ground to the foliage changes very so often with the pleathora of shape and sizes of the leaves. These foliages also provide shading to various extents. Hence, the boundary of the trees formed the basic form of my intervention. The rest of the structure was designed in sections with the intention of making the elements connect to one another, such that it will result in a smooth, continuous flow. Four main moments are designed along the paths, with the different types of meditation in mind- Open Monitoring Meditation, Focused Meditation, Walking Meditation. Meditation pods that are completely enclosed takes away all distraction from the surrounding and the passersby are suited for Focused Meditation while the open spaces meant for Open Monitoring Meditation are designed to allow various perspectives of the foliage. Site Analysis - Foliage on site