As the site is Barbican, the London Wall plays a part in the concept of the proposal. It was built by the Romans to protect the roman city from attackers. This Wall gave them a sense of security and stability as they had the power to control who entered and left the city.
The intention of the project is to provide users this same sense of control and apply it to their daily lives through the ritual.
Spaces for the qi building process & their functions:
Cultivating qi - Misogi (Bathhouse)
Developing qi - Qigong
Controlling qi - Aikido
Qi is the life energy /force within all living organisms and surroundings, could also be described as the bio-electricity within the body. There
is an underlying principle that the flow of qi inside out body must be balanced for good health. It can also help with depression, overcome illness and increase mental capacity and awareness.
Qi within its different categories can be manipulated and controlled into many different forms that can help the user, physically or mentally. The main stages of improving your chi are Cultivating, Developing & Controlling
Software(s): Vectorworks, Photoshop
The main intention of the building is to enable users to have an en- hancement in their chi as they move around the space. Materiality plays a vital part in enabling how chi flows around the building, which stems back to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui and Yin & Yang.