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Meditation
Retreat
Situated
in North London, this build demonstrates the mastery of HBC's
master carpenter - Joel Minot. Utilising many of the approaches
taken by Japanese master carpenters towards practices of detailing,
pegging, and complex cross meshing, this structure demonstrates
the craftsman's innate understanding of the properties of
wood.
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Besides
the Japanese influence, the clients wanted to reflect the spiritual
nature of the building as a retreat. Maximum use was made of
natural lighting to conjure a somewhat celestial aspect for
meditating in. The other benefit of the design is that it maximises
passive solar gain to keep heating bills very annually. |
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