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Cottage 2: Exterior
C2 is one of two private cottages a one-minute stroll from the main building. It features high ceilings, a loft space, and attached WC.
Cottage 2: Winter
C2 is one of two private cottages a one-minute stroll from the main building. It features high ceilings, two single beds on the ground level plus another mattress in the loft space (good for meditation or a third sleeper), and attached WC.
Faculty Residences
The faculty residence is a two-storey duplex with a shared terrace, designed to meet the needs of faculty in long-term residence who require additional space for work and family.
Faculty Residences: East Entry
Each of the two units in the faculty duplex has its own entrance, one on each end of the building. The east side has a small verandah, a nice place to sit.
Faculty Residences: Interior with Loft
The ground floor of the faculty residences feature a kitchenette, dining and working areas, solar-heated shower and composting toilet.
Faculty Residences: Earthen Stove
The kitchen in the faculty residence features a traditional earthen stove, both for efficient cooking and for heat in winter.
Faculty Residences: Loft Space
Both faculty residences feature a loft living space, which opens onto the shared upper-level terrace.
Faculty Residences: Staircase Detail
Staircase leading to the loft space in the faculty residences.
Faculty Residences: Filler Slab in Shower
The showers in the faculty residences use a filler slab technique (popularized in India by Laurie Baker), and in this case we upcycled discarded ceramic pieces from the pottery workshop in nearby Andretta.
Open-air Machan
The ‘machan’ is a breezy, open-air space above the storeroom which can be used for outdoor classes, discussions, yoga, or taking some personal time.
Open-air Machan
The ‘machan’ is a breezy, open-air space above the storeroom which can be used for outdoor classes, discussions, yoga, or taking some personal time.
Machan: Access
The ‘machan’ is a breezy, open-air space above the storeroom which can be used for outdoor classes, discussions, yoga, or taking some personal time. It is accessed by a staircase on the back side.
Garden Cottage
Set in the middle of our budding food forest, the garden cottage incorporates several features that help it integrate with the gardens, including a greenhouse and a living roof.
Garden Cottage: Split-level Residence & Greenhouse
Designed to house long-term gardening/permaculture volunteers, the garden cottage includes a one-bedroom residence on the upper level and a plant nursery on the lower level.
Garden Cottage: Greenhouse Exterior
The garden cottage’s greenhouse has a skylight-roof and ample windows to enable us to keep growing plants year-round.
Garden Cottage: Greenhouse Interior
The garden cottage’s greenhouse will serve as a plant nursery. In addition to plentiful light, it has easy access to compost and harvested rainwater.
Garden Cottage: Views of the Gardens & Forest
The garden cottage enjoys green views of the surrounding gardens and the forested valley below.
Retreat Cottage #1
Our first cottage designed explicitly for long-term meditation retreat is nestled in a peaceful and beautiful spot amidst the trees on the silent side of our campus.
Retreat Cottage #1: Interior
The split level roof of the retreat cottage welcomes more natural light and frames the view from the meditation loft.
Retreat Cottage #1: Loft & Wall Niches
This cosy retreat cottage provides space for a single bed on the ground floor and other mattress in the loft, a perfect space for meditation practice.
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