The Great Escape Retreats
The Great Escape Retreats are functional art structures that can facilitate various activities such as, a backyard office, art studio, wine tasting pavilion, picnic pavilion, meditation pod, yoga studio, and much more.
In order for these spaces to function at a higher level beyond just facilitating physical requirements, it has been my intent to create sculptures in and around which these various activities can take place. I wanted to create inspiring places that would offer their users a truly unique and beautiful retreat experience.
The basic prefabricated, modular retreat is primarily made of eco-friendly painted wood. The basic footprint of the structure is a square that can be various sizes. The smallest size square is eight feet by eight feet with four sliding glass doors mounted around the perimeter. On the outside of each of the sliding glass doors there is a roll-up type security shutter that is used to secure the interior of the retreat, as well as control the level of sunlight entering the structure. There is a large skylight built into the center of the roof, and a spherical shaped electric light hung down from it to illuminate the retreat at night. The structure can be powered directly from existing buildings near the retreat, and/or from solar panels mounted adjacent to it.
In addition to increasing the size of the structures with a larger basic unit, the size can also be increased by connecting the retreats together into many different kinds of configurations.
Status: Unbuilt
