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"An extraordinary project which combines a monastery/retreat centre with a eau de vie (calvados) brewery on an island in the entre of bath. Extremely atmospheric and tectonic in the ‘Bath’ tradition." Martin Gledhill Monastère de l’Eau de Vie - Bath Monastery & Cider Mill The overarching aim for this programmatic hybrid is to redefine the monastic typology so that it responds to a 21st century city centre location. The intention is that the monastery would form part of the urban fabric, offering numerous possibilities for public inhabitation to form an accessible spiritual retreat. The use of historic and even contemporary monasteries as architectural precedent was therefore limited, given the archetypal trait of contextual resistance, through the use of massive or restrcited enclosures, in order to create an introspective focus. Whilst an introverted, contemplative environment is still desirable in an urban monastery, a less heavily defensive envelope is required to develop a dialogue with the context and encourage integration........
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