Yoga Studio

Set on the steep mountain slope, the yoga house project takes shape in representing the connection of seven chakras, the circular vortexes of energy that run along the length of the spine, from the pelvic floor to the crown of the head. Being a place for the practice of yoga and meditation, our primary strategy was to create a natural movement and intuitive way-finding inside the house, that will invite visitors to move through its parts as if they open their chakras during meditation practice. The House emphasizes the oblong shape of a given site and integrates interior spaces, landscape, and views. It consists of two main zones: a gathering space that merges into the interior garden and the heart of the house – a yoga room, articulated by a wide interior corridor and an outside deck. The kitchenette, showers, toilets, and storage rooms are organized along the corridor which creates a visual connection with a rock garden in the back. By opening the glass folding partitions in the yoga room, we propose a possibility to transform and enlarge the space during the warm days, maximize sunlight, and connect to nature. The scheme makes for an architecture that erases the boundary between interior and exterior, creates intermediate spaces, and allows to practice mindfulness and meditation in a harmony with nature.