{"id":4686,"date":"2020-06-30T20:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mappedsites.cardiff.ac.uk\/wsaexhibition\/?p=4686"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:17:06","slug":"ela-vultur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/ela-vultur\/","title":{"rendered":"A ZEN REFUGE – ELA VULTUR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A modernised reinterpretation of a Buddhist Temple, in a dynamic and culturally diverse part of Bristol <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Section of proposal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The project was driven by both the client and the context it is situated in. The site, a former tram depot, is situated in the North-East of Bristol. The existent 7m walls are kept and are used as a protective shell which allows for more privacy and internal layout freedom. Situated alongside a busy road (Stapleton Road), the M32 and a skatepark, the programmes of the scheme are grouped as semi-public, semi-private and private. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The semi-public component acts as a buffer zone between the noisy street and the dojo\u2019s main building. However, the dojo room with the relics is secluded from the rest of the semi-private spaces, being grouped with the residential component and surrounded by a reflective pool; a contemplative space for Zazen meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perspective of the Dojo Room<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The project subtly manifests Buddhist ideas through the tower\u2019s fa\u00e7ade and verticality. Furthermore, it\u2019s imagined as a modernised version of a Buddhist vertical monument. The fa\u00e7ade\u2019s design is inspired by the classical Victorian houses around the site. However, the decorations on the walls are reimagined using lotus inspired motifs, the nature-inspired motifs being a common feature of the area. The lotus flower symbolizing here, the celebration of the Buddha along with the celebration of its practitioners\u2019 journey during the zazen session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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