Yoga Centre
A yoga centre in Vale de Moses — a space of calm and natural matter, designed for the body and for silence.
Year:
2024
Category:
Commercial spaces
Location:
Vale de Moses, Portugal
Area:
300 m²
Status:
Competition
Description
Forestyoga sits on an isolated plot that drops sharply towards a valley. The steep slope creates the illusion of a studio floating above the hillside — an object camouflaged within nature, where colours and materials engage in dialogue with the landscape and contrast against the sky beyond.
The programme is divided into three elements linked by a peripheral route in the form of a suspended bridge: the tea house and entrance, the yoga studio and the changing rooms. The studio, clad in cork painted white for its thermal and acoustic qualities, maintains a continuous connection with the exterior through sliding windows — an architecture from the inside out.
Intervention
- Siting that takes advantage of the steep slope over the valley
- Programme in three volumes linked by a peripheral suspended route
- Studio clad in white cork, with sliding windows opening to the exterior
- Materials and colours integrated into the surrounding natural landscape
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