Hagen Studio - Wetland Meditation Center


Site Images	Schematic Phase Site Plan	Schematic Phase Diagram	Location: Las Vegas, NV Use: Public Meditation Center Concept: Reflection Techniques: Triangular Module Write Up: For a while this project was not included in my portfolio. I had just entered my third year studio after a one year hiatus and my professor, Jess Holmes, required everything be drawn by hand (all the drawings were on yellow trace mounted to foam core). The work was not my best, but with a little perspective I thought it had good moments and seemed worth putting in my portfolio. At the least it would show how I thought at an early development phase and provide perspective compared with other projects. The goal of the project was to design a large meditation complex in the Clark County Wetlands Park. The area is bizarre when compared to the typical Las Vegas landscape – It has water. The wetlands are placed along a wash in the low part of the valley that transports water from rain and the water treatment plant to Lake Mead. All the water, vegetation, and trails provided an interesting site that could easily fit program for meditation purposes. The structures required little securing and took advantage of the decent weather year around with the meditation spaces open to the outside with simple formal elements to provide privacy. Additionally, the orientation of paths and structure followed a triangular module. Looking back, this may have been the largest flaw of the design. Sometimes the spaces worked well, such as the group meditation spaces, and other times didn't help such as the way the solitary meditation spaces approach the water. At the end of the project, I realized a greater appreciation for Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses. Project Downloads: Portfolio Spreads
Wetlands Park Site Plan	Site Plan	Facilities Elevation
Facilities Floor	Cafe Elevation	Cafe Floor Plan
Solitary Meditation Spaces Elevation	Solitary Meditation Spaces Floor Plan	Solitary Meditation Spaces Section
Solitary Meditation Spaces Model	Solitary Meditation Spaces Model	Small and Large Meditation Centers Elevation
Small and Large Meditation Centers Floor Plan	Small and Large Meditation Centers Section	Small and Large Meditation Centers Model