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Imbue Design

Salt Lake City, UT

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Buddhist Retreat

The desert is incredibly dynamic, ever changing season to season, day to day, hour to hour.  That's what makes it so compelling and spiritual.  Living in the desert should be equally dynamic.

Emanating from a high-desert hillside amidst rugged volcanic rock and twisted juniper trees the Buddhist Retreat rises up and out toward a spectacular view Capitol Reef National Park. This dwelling in Grover, Utah was designed to be a second home and desert sanctuary for Tibetan Buddhist practice. Its intent is to intertwine everyday activities with singular moments that are typically reserved for spiritual rituals, thus heightening and sanctifying the act of living.

The architecture elevates life's everyday routines making them more life and less routine.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Grover, UT, US
Firm Role: Designer
Additional Credits: Fordham Construction [contractor], Fireorb [fireplace], Haiku [fan], Western Windows [lift and slide door]

 
Ipe Deck Transition
Ipe Deck Transition
Entry - Ipe Siding and Door
Entry - Ipe Siding and Door
Living Room - Fireorb
Living Room - Fireorb
Kitchen - Ipe Cabinetry
Kitchen - Ipe Cabinetry
Kitchen Space
Kitchen Space
Spiral Stair
Spiral Stair
Dining Room
Dining Room
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Office
Office
North Elevation
North Elevation
Pathway
Pathway
Gabion Breezeway
Gabion Breezeway
Buddha
Buddha
Utah Sky
Utah Sky
Context
Context
Ipe Deck
Ipe Deck
Northern Volume
Northern Volume
North Elevation at Night
North Elevation at Night
Entry Stairs
Entry Stairs
Plans
Plans