Musings - holistic design

This image from the TAO conjures a relationship between man and nature.

early drawing of carrick retreat

The spaces that we design seek to work with the natural qualities present in a landscape and combine them with the sacred proportions of geometry. Designing spaces that combine these two aspects is for me creating a space that allows people and nature to flourish.

Building these spaces with ecologically sourced materials is the next layer of that holistic flourishing. The layer onwards is to be able to co-nourish environments so that the materials we use in building are also grown around us becoming a diverse ecosystem.

Craig