A new studio space and treatment studios for Bala Brook Buddhist Retreat on the edge of Dartmoor near South Brent.
The building provides a stunning yoga studio space emerged in the landscape along with changing rooms and office space.
The timber frame is packed full with insulation and solar panels have been installed on the roof, which along with a wood burning stove provide the heating required. It was always the intention of the client to keep the energy usage of the building to a minimum, and the position of the building near to Bala Brook means that in the future power could also be produced using a small scale hydro-electric generator.
One of the most important parts of the brief was to create a flexible building, which could change over time if required. The structural system, with large timber trusses, allows partition walls to be moved in the future if the needs and space requirements of the centre change.
