First Brainstorming

First Principle

What is the mission and roles of the BV (in order of priority ?)

1. for contemplation
2. for social harmony
3. for study
4. meeting place
5. sharing place
6. eating place (not anymore)
7. facilities (shower, sauna, washing machines)
8. residences (rooms, sleep, meditation)

Flow

The next step after settling down the mission of the BV is to elaborate the structure and the flow to accomplish the mission:

• Anatomy (structure)
• Physionomie (flow, process)

Video Ajahn Narindo ?

• different scales of sharing space / communication → fractal structure
  • Algorithmic Art (3D Fractals)
  • Fractals in Architecture & Geometry, How Designers Can Use Them?
  • Devian Art
  • Fractal Building
  • Fractal Geometry:A Tool For Adaptability And ‘evolutionability’ (nice paper)
• Exemple of Dutch Center

The Moshe Safdie building

Facilities

Gym, Offices, Book Stores, Monk Stores, Sewing Room, Computer Rooms, Bathrooms, Laundry Rooms, Sauna, Showers, Tool Cabinet, Kuti Dwellers room (lockers in bathrooms), Lockers (also for HWH), Common Room (tea station), Meeting Room, Library (private desk), Video Room, IT Room, Care Room / Nursery /sick Room, Reception, vestry, Fire Office, health and Safety Office.

Involving Professionals

Professionals project management people knows the septs to follow in order to have a satisfactory result for the completion of a big project. They know the methods to gather the relevant information and how to involved people ideas and opinions, at the right time in the process. 

They would be involved for all the milestones of the project. 

Project Management Team : 

• Who ?
• Budget ? (£10M total)