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Yasodhara Ashram Temple of Light

Yasodhara Ashram Temple of Light

Kootenay Bay, British Columbia
Canada
Yasodhara Ashram Temple of Light

The new Yasodhara Ashram Temple of Light displays elements of symbolism in its dome shape and placement of windows, doors, and panels.

The Yasodhara Ashram used its location’s simple, local climate-adapted features to minimize the impact on the existing infrastructure and energy use.

Natural light is a key medium and defining feature of this project. Light and space optimization has given this temple a bright, open-concept layout, with light entering between the structure’s wood-framed, petal-shaped panels and through the crown. The new facility has been built on the concrete foundations of the former building, with all-new mechanical HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. A high-performance building envelope, glazing, geothermal systems, and photovoltaic arrays account for a projected 108 MJ/m²/yr or less energy consumption.

Introba (formerly Integral Group) provided this award-winning project’s mechanical, electrical, and lighting design services.

Yasodhara Ashram Temple of Light
Awards
Wood Design Award for Innovation, 2019
Wood Works! BC

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