The site model has been put on hold whilst further research is undertaken, but rest assured, this model will be produced but at a later stage. In the meantime, the questions to consider are....
1. What is a retreat?
2. What type of retreat will I design?
3. How will I go about this?
4. What are the current plans for the Stanley Dock site?
All questions to be answered shortly, but for now, we will stick to question number one, What is a Retreat?
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy’s superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- move away, as for privacy; “The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer”
- hideaway: an area where you can be alone
- retrograde: move back; “The glacier retrogrades”
- retirement: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; “the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity”
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; “We’ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”; “He backed out of his earlier promise”; “The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns”
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
The term retreat has several related meanings, all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one’s usual environment in order to become immersed in a particular subject matter. The four key words to explain a retreat are SILENCE, SOLITUDE, SURRENDER and SIMPLICITY.
Various examples of possible retreats to design could be....
- monastery
- convent
- writers retreat
- artist retreat
- spa retreat
- work retreats
- disaster relief centre
- health recovery
- disobedient children’s centre
1. What is a retreat?
2. What type of retreat will I design?
3. How will I go about this?
4. What are the current plans for the Stanley Dock site?
All questions to be answered shortly, but for now, we will stick to question number one, What is a Retreat?
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy’s superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- move away, as for privacy; “The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer”
- hideaway: an area where you can be alone
- retrograde: move back; “The glacier retrogrades”
- retirement: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; “the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity”
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; “We’ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”; “He backed out of his earlier promise”; “The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns”
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
The term retreat has several related meanings, all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one’s usual environment in order to become immersed in a particular subject matter. The four key words to explain a retreat are SILENCE, SOLITUDE, SURRENDER and SIMPLICITY.
Various examples of possible retreats to design could be....- monastery
- convent
- writers retreat
- artist retreat
- spa retreat
- work retreats
- disaster relief centre
- health recovery
- disobedient children’s centre
I think the idea of a retreat would be perfect for this site because when I think of water I think of tranquility and peace which this site envokes.
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