won-buddhist training center
see-thru house
infinity chapel
bridge house/studio
battery park city community center
project: Won-Buddhist Training Center
location: Claverack, NY
size: 48,000 s.f.
client: Won Buddhism of America, Inc.
date: in design beginning 2007
contact: hMa hanrahanMeyers architects
hMa's latest Green project for a spiritual group is the new Won-Buddhist Training Center compound to be located in Claverack, New York. This is to be a Green community designed with sensitivity to Nature and issues of Sustainable design.
The Won Buddhist Center, U. S. A. is a retreat in rural, upstate New York for spiritual reflection and discussion. The property gently slopes toward the west, offering views of the Hudson Valley and the Catskill Mountains. The buildings for the center, which include permanent and guest residences, an administration building and a large meditation hall, are placed in the northern end of the site, set back from the highway. The buildings are all oriented towards the west and south to maximize view and light, while each building is organized around an internal courtyard.
The design concept for the buildings evokes both the tradition of grass-roofed houses in Korea and a natural disposition of groups of trees placed along the grassy slope. Visitors walk between and among the buildings as if walking between and through clusters of trees, while the discovery of the inner courtyards creates a sense of surprise and quiet calmness appropriate for a spiritual retreat. The buildings are constructed primarily of wood, and are designed to minimize energy use while taking advantage of natural light and ventilation.
http://wondharmacenter.org/v3/
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site view : Won Buddhist Training Center in construction January 2010
view of center from southwest
view of center from south
site plan with view across the Hudson River to the Catskill Mountains
top: view of center from west
bottom: initial concept sketch showing scattered arrangement of buildings in order to create complex outdoor spaces
site plan and site plan sketch showing pavilion with courtyards arranged along a single contour line
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
top: Meditation Hall and Administration cluster from south
bottom: Meditation Hal concept sketch showing hall as lightweight frame to nature
top: Meditation Hall and Administration Cluster from west
bottom: plan of Meditation and Administration Buildings
Meditation Hall Entrance and Meditation Court
Meditation Hall interior
Meditation Hall interior with view of the mountains to the west
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
left: photograph showing Traditional Korean village with grass rooted courtyard residences
right: Residence Buildings concept sketch showing inverted spiral configurations
Permanent Residence and Minister's Building with plan
Permanent Residence and Minister's Building from south with section
Guest Residence 1 with section
Permanent Residence porch
Guest Residences 1 and 2 with plan
Guest Residence from south
in construction: Meditation Hall and Administration
Meditation Hall in construction
Meditation Hall looking west - in construction
interior of Dining Hall
Administration Building in foreground, looking toward Meditation Hall
Meditation Hall under construction - February 2010
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