Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala by Constantinos Yanniotis

Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala by Constantinos Yanniotis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Pensaernïaeth Competition Category.

HaearnPensaernïaeth· 2022

Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala

by Constantinos Yanniotis

Client: Yanniotis & Assosiates | Architects & Consulting Engineers

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Pensaernïaeth Category

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The Design

About Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala

Mae'r prosiect hwn yn ymwneud â chynnig Yoga Shala a gyflwynwyd mewn Galwad Cystadleuaeth Pensaernïaeth Ryngwladol. Mae'r safle'n rhan o Gyfadeilad Encilio Ioga mynydd sydd wedi'i leoli mewn rhanbarth coedwig syfrdanol yng nghanol Portiwgal. Mae adeilad newydd Yoga Shala wedi'i ysbrydoli gan athroniaeth Ioga, gan ei fod yn arfer ysbrydol yn hytrach nag ymarfer corff. Mae'r datblygiad newydd ar wahân i'r Shala gyda gofod atriwm, yn cynnwys cyfrol ogof Teahouse. Mae'r ddau adeilad wedi'u fframio gan yr ynysoedd gardd xeriscaping biomorffig, y llwybrau cerdded carreg concrit cromliniol a'r lefelau gweithgareddau amaethu.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir Metamorphosis Adeilad Yoga Shala am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Building program, consists of the new Yoga Shala with an Atrium, the Xeriscape Garden islands, the Stone Teahouse carved in the sloped ground along with the Cultivation Levels. The Teahouse serves as a neutral background, while the organic shaped garden islands define the layout of the circulation paths and seating areas. The Atrium with the Olive Tree, add spatial quality, while the cultivation plantings provide cultivating activities that enhance the experience of the visitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: The structure of the building consists of primary and secondary structural wood contour beams grid. A horizontal perimetric bench-like shelf, reinforces the structure stiffness while serving as a seating bench. The skin of the building is comprised by layers of plywood sheets, thermal insulation and structured titanium panels.
The Yoga Shala curved building skin incorporates photovoltaic panels. It has the adequate thermal insulation and a Pasiv Haus construction envelope in order to maximize energy efficiency. The openings allow for adequate natural lighting and aeration. The rainwater and greywater are purified and stored in a water tank.
Tags: Hospitality, Sustainable Architecture, Recreational Architecture, Yoga Shala, Yoga Retreat
Production Technology: The form of the new Yoga Shala was produced by the geometric transformations of the model of the Butterfly Cocoon. The complex geometry of the cocoon gently surrounds and hosts the caterpillar throughout its metamorphosis to a brilliant butterfly. The geometric study of the cocoon and its necessary form simplification, was ultimately derived by an iterative process of revolved geometries of a typical cocoon cross section till the birth of the Butterfly.
Design Challenge: The most demanding feature of the design, was the incorporation of a the bubble shaped, metallic buiding into the forest landscape. The demand for a dynamic and recognizable building form, that would serve as a landmark to the Yoga Retreat site, led to the creation of the organic and biomorphic Yoga Shala.
Research: The Geometry of the Yoga Shala is based on the Butterfly Cocoon Transformation. The form of the Yoga Shala building and its materiality is also connected to the construction of the Vernacular Indian Huts. It has been derived by the revolution in space of an Organic Form Curve along an axis that divides the form in two separate and clearly defined volumes, interconnected with each other to create the Cocoon shaped Shala. Each part of the curve is revolved an angle in order to create a closed shape. Two overhangs, one in each block, are created by an additional revolution around the same axis of rotation.
Inspiration: The geometry of the new Yoga Shala has been inspired by the Butterfly Cocoon. The Metamorphosis of the clumsy and worldly caterpillar which transforms through an extraordinary biological process to a graceful Butterfly, is the core idea behind the building form and construction. Yoga practice is a personal journey towards enlightenment and the True Self. It means Connection, and this journey will only be authentic through the conceptualization and realization that everything is interconnected.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2020 and ended in December 2020. It is located in a breathtaking region of central Portugal, in an old
abandoned valley farm which has been transformed to a Yoga Retreat Center. This proposal represents the Bureau's participation in an International Architecture Competition Call, which requested the design of an additional Yoga Shala space to the existing complex.
Operation Flow: The floor plan is organized into the organic shaped volume of the building. There are two independent entrances, one leading to the Shala and the other one to the Xeriscape Atrium. The wide glazing openings allow for natural lighting thus enhancing the warmth and hospitality of the space. The storage of the yoga equipment is incorporated in the wooden structure of the building, under the perimetric seating bench and on shelves constructed between the primary structural beam contours. In the corner of the Yoga Shala, Aerial Yoga Swings may be hanged from the structural Beams supporting this activity with safety.
Team Members: Constantinos Yanniotis, Head Architect
Konstantinos Xanthopoulos, Architect