Hip and Healthy Remoteness

A QI GONG WELLNESS RETREAT  Situated steps away from a world class secret surf spot, the campus incorporates a significant longevity and healing component centered around Qi Gong practice. Designed in conjunction with a Qi Gong master to identify energy centers and circulations patterns, the layout incorporates a daily ritual of movement that functions to reinforce an awareness of Qi Gong practice.

TROPICAL MODERNISM  The design sought to reinforce the distinction between practice and play, sacred and profane, and pre-modern and modern. Collaborating with IBUKU, we created a continuum of architectural expression leaning from unabashedly modern to intensely organic, with multiple stages in between. The consistency of materiality ensures the campus is perceived as one, while experiences are intended to be varied and contribute to an overall mindfulness.