Meditation Center

This fea­si­bil­ity study pre­pared for Bhakti Marga North Amer­ica aims to de­fine the scope de­sired for a new 4,000 square-foot event space build­ing lo­cated on a pri­vate res­i­dence in Sk­agit County. This event space is en­vi­sioned to be a mixed-use space used for med­i­ta­tion prac­tices, re­treats and work­shops, and spe­cial events / cel­e­bra­tions.

This Med­i­ta­tion Cen­ter is pro­posed as built upon the foot­print of the ex­ist­ing, but now de­mol­ished, barn build­ing north of the ex­ist­ing house. Stay­ing within the foot­print of the barn al­lows the Cen­ter to have zero im­pact on new im­per­vi­ous area, and elim­i­nates the need for ad­di­tional stormwa­ter de­ten­tion and fil­tra­tion. Per­vi­ous paving is also pro­posed in or­der to main­tain a net-zero change in pol­lu­tion gen­er­at­ing sur­face area.

The up­per floor’s pri­mary func­tion is a Med­i­ta­tion Hall for 100 users, with ac­ces­sory of­fice, stor­age, en­try, and re­stroom spaces. The Med­i­ta­tion Hall sup­ports not only re­li­gious events for Bhakti Marga NA, but also yoga and pri­vate gath­er­ings. The lower floor fea­tures a class­room-type space for 20-30 per­son work­shops and is sup­ported by a warm­ing kitchen, me­chan­i­cal equip­ment room, shared laun­dry area, and re­stroom/​show­ers.