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alchemy 38 layers wood, stone, and light into a ritual-driven wellness retreat in new york

designboom | architecture & design magazine·Yasmine Ammar·about 1 month ago
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a sequence of spaces links mind, body, and spirit inside ALCHEMY 38 ALCHEMY 38 is a wellness retreat designed by Yasmine Ammar, located in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The project is conceived as a sequence of spatial thresholds that organize therapeutic, architectural, and ritual functions within a continuous interior environment. The concept is informed by the idea of neurogenesis, translating the formation of new neural connections into a spatial system that links mind, body, and environment. The name ‘38’ reflects this structure, where three corresponds to the triad of mind, body, and spirit, and eight refers to cyclical processes of renewal. Together, these elements define a framework based on transition and continuity between different spatial and experiential states. The design is developed in dialogue with the geometry of Manhattan’s urban grid, while incorporating references from Japanese and Scandinavian design traditions.…

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