Dhamma Dipa in Herefordshire is the headquarters for the Vipassana Trust, an international organisation promoting the teaching of Vipassana Meditation. Architype were employed by the trust to redevelop their 20 acre site set in beautiful rural landscape.

The masterplan includes:

• Large and small meditation halls for 120 people

• A circular building housing individual meditation cells

• Dining rooms and a kitchen

The design responds sensitively to the organisational patterns of the 10 day courses. The meditation halls, which have been completed and are now in use, feature an elegant steel frame structure enclosing externally glazed walkways.