The Retreat





The Retreat is a meditation room in a back garden. Partially burried, with a living roof and earth floor, the round room provides a peaceful , secure and inspiring setting for mediation, workshops and other work.

The Retreat was a sucessful collaboration between the owner, whose personal vision guided the project, and the designers, craftsmen and friends who worked on the project.

The walls are short, and support curved roof beams which converge at a large central skylight. Small windows alternate with niches at each bay. The back wall is buried in the ground.


The Retreat was designed by John Swearingen and Janet Johnston.   
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