This project aims to design An Ashram for self transformation in Gokarna, Karnataka, constructing a destination retreat where individuals can reconnect with their "core selves" (stripped of inhibition and elaboration), their environment and their fellow man/woman.through relaxation,mindfulness, yoga and meditation,we are able to conduct an exploration of our internal and external self, and our relationship to the world around us. This destination retreat would give any individual the tools to separate one-self from the stresses,clear blockages, cleanse the body and free our mind from busy, fast-paced,over stimulated lives.
By introducing architectural experience, the participants in the self-transformation Ashram will discover thoughtful moments of texture,color,light,material and space designed to evoke thought, sensation, emotion, comfort, joy, connection and list goes on. By living in the moment, experiencing the here and now we become grounded, more connected to the people and things around us.
This retreat is a place of acceptance, compassion,connection and purpose, break outside of the routine and spend time devoting yourself to the healing of one's body and mind, in an excitingly rich experiential architecture and landscape. Through a series of unique and experiential filters between people, the natural environment and built space,
The Self-transformation Ashram uses Architecture to promote; the practice of mindfulness, the injection of sensation and the evocation of experience.
