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The martial arts style practiced at this dojo is the Chinese art of Pak Mei. This fighting style is just
as technical as it is Physical. Pak Mei is very quick and aggressive,
while simultaneously on defense, never exposing one’s self. This is why it is important to channel and
control that aggression. This is done with the art of breathing. In Pak Mei, one learns how to breathe and grasp the concept of rising and sinking. The design of this building reflects these principles with its different levels and elevations. The structure comes alive, inhaling as you approach, and exhaling
as you experience the space. It seems as though the building is weightless as the
deck and cantilevers hover over the adjacent creek bed. The spirit and principles of Pak Mei are what has influenced this design, and turned the art of fighting into the art of
architecture.
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Site Plan
Property Lines:Set-Back Lines:
Rail Road:Creek:
0’ 30’ 60’ 90’
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-The back cantilever serves as an area for meditation, sheltered by a canopy to create a breathe-like dialoguewith the daily breeze
-The front cantilevers project out, like a fighterattacking, with the fists stabbing forward
-The building flows with a rising and sinking pattern,representing the concept of breathing
-Surrounding walls serve as a protectiveelement, so the buildingis not exposed
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Womens Locker room/water closet
Training Room
Mens’ Locker room/ water closet
Receptio
n
Transit
ional
Room
Patio
First Floor Plan
0’ 8’ 16’ 24’
Mech.Room
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MeditationCantilever
TransitionalTunnel
Sensei’sOffice
Second Floor Plan
0’ 8’ 16’ 24’
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Section
Prep.Space
Hallway
0’ 8’ 16’ 24’
TrainingRoom
MeditationCantilever
Reception/waitingarea
Sensei’sOffice
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South Exterior Elevation
8’ 16’ 24’
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Sensei’s office
Reception
Mens’Locker Room
Womens’Locker Room
TrainingRoom
MeditationSpace
TransitionalSpace