Tool Shed / Meditation Space

Designers: Craig Brooks, Tatsuhiko Shibata, Norio Watanabe

This project combines the utilitarian parameters of a storage space and the introspective and reflective space of meditation combined and connected? The relationship between the two pieces must find the origination of the land and the air but also must hold hands with use. We chose the placement at the base of the site for two basic reasons. First, the tools are directly related to the entrance. Second, the incorporation of the slope we deemed necessary to help push the form and the land together.
The form of the meditation portion of the structure is the driving element behind the design. The group understands the need for a properly working tool shed but its main purpose is utilitarian. The meditation is then broken into components of achievement. How does someone experience meditation? How does form help purvey a sense of calm, quiet, reflection, and pause. Finally, how does the ability to personalize a space increase a spaces charm? The form is generated by the steady waves of emotion that happen while gardening. Gardening has transformed from a necessity of survival to an aspiration of pleasure. It is a way of working out stress and clearing your thoughts into the wind. It allows you to put honest work in and see the fruits (or vegetables) of that work in a short period of time. Allowing elements to be personalized will add to the meditative emotions of the user. The space will be able to be adjusted through the roof in a series of 'fingers' that are hinged in a ball joint. This will allow the user to open up to the sky or close for more personal reflection.