C3 384 Retreats And Escapes Meditation

In the broadest sense, a retreat is a place where one can sequester oneself from what is considered to be the standard mode of dwelling. Architecture must often produce living spaces that are impermanent, that are infrequently inhabited, or that can be relocated if necessary. This issue features eleven habitations that perform such functions; spaces at the edge of dwelling, from hotels and weekend cabins, to shelters in nature and even a restaurant. Included are works by OFIS Arhitekti, Bureau A, and Olson Kundig Architects. The magazine also examines the concept of meditation in architecture through two chapels, a contemplative centre, and a Japanese temple.

• Mille Arbres, a New Mixed-use Project / Sou Fujimoto Architects + Manal Rachdi OXO
• In Vivo, Genuine Laboratory Buildings / BPD Marignan + XTU Architects + SNI Group + MU Architecture

Retreats and Escapes

• Varieties of Dwelling / Douglas Murphy
• VIPP Shelter / Vipp A/S
• The Fishing Hut / Niall McLaughlin Architects
• Alpine Shelter Skuta / OFIS Arhitekti
• Antoine / Bureau A
• Caldera House / DUST
• Villa Alem / Valerio Olgiati
• Studhorse / Olson Kundig Architects
• Weekend House Wachtebeke / GAFPA
• Sala Ayutthaya Hotel / Onion
• Tavaru Restaurant & Bar / ADR
• Mar Adentro Hotel / Miguel Angel Aragones

Meditation

• From Burial Mounds to Secular Chapels / Douglas Murphy
• Windhover Contemplative Center / Aidlin Darling Design
• Ekouin Nenbutsudo Temple Tokyo / Yutaka Kawahara Design Studio
• Ecumenical Chapel / BNKR Arquitectura
• St. Jacob’s Chapel / Architetto Michele De Lucchi S.r.l.