DS15 postcards from exhibition were gone quickly, but I kept a couple to myself.

At the back of each postcard is a blurb about my uni project.

My 1st year portfolio – MArch Architecture at Westminster University Design Studio 15.

The Olivetan Monks have inhabited the site of Temple of Venus and Roma since the XIV century, but are gradually losing their territory due to tourism and the historical significance of current monastery site. The New Extension aims to sustain the religious prominence of the site, combining the ritual routes of prayer, distillery and tourism, and assiduously embodying qualities of seclusive lifestyle and touristic disturbance.

It is a peak time at university right about now and getting some interesting bits done for my Santa Maria Nova Monastery Extension proposal, so here’s one. The image above this post represents monks’ walking meditation routine at 4am in the morning taking place in the courtyard of the cloister. It is my interpretation of the conventional walking labyrinth. The plan derived from a geometry composition done earlier in the year.