JPH0874433A - Meditation room - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a space rich with the open feeling so as to make the atmosphere appropriated to the meditation by forming a pyramid shape, which is made of the transparent material and which is formed of four walls and a floor, and providing an entrance opening in the floor, and providing this room at a location, from which a valley can be seen. CONSTITUTION: The first floor part is formed of a concrete base 1, on which a meditation room R is to be provided, and an inlet/outlet 2 is formed in the side surface thereof. An eaves 3, which is obtained by bending a copper plate or a steel, is provided over the inlet/outlet 2, and supported by supports 4. A stairs communicated with the mediation room R of the second floor is provided inside of the base 1, and lighting glass blocks 21 are embedded in the wall surface. The base can be provided at any place, but the flat place near the top of a mountain or a mountain pass, from which a valley can be seen, is desirable. The base 1 can be formed into the two-storied building or more, or the meditation room R can be directly provided on the ground. Furthermore, the meditation room R can be lighted up at night so as to generate the fantastic atmosphere.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to meditation rooms. More specifically, the present invention relates to a meditation room in which a wall is made of a transparent material, so that it is possible to look around and to provide a space with a sense of openness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Traditionally, in Buddhism and the like, it is widely practiced to indulge in meditation in order to unify and practice the spirit. This meditation is performed in the main hall and zazen hall of the temple, but since these places are surrounded by walls and ceilings, they are generally hard to see and lack a sense of openness. In meditation, it is important to open the mind and have a sense of oneness with nature or the universe, and in this sense, an environment full of openness was desired.

[0003]

The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a meditation room capable of overlooking the surroundings and creating a space with a feeling of openness. And

[0004]

The meditation room of the present invention is
It is composed of a wall made of a transparent material and a floor, and is characterized by having an almost quadrangular pyramid shape. The invention is particularly
It is preferable that most of the four walls are made of transparent material. Further, it is preferable that an opening for entrance and exit is formed in the floor, and the wall is composed of a lower wall made of glass and an upper wall made of copper plate, and an exhaust hole is formed in the upper wall. Is preferred.

[0005]

The function of the meditation room of the present invention is a pyramid type structure whose walls are made of a transparent material, so that the view is good and the room is open. Therefore, an atmosphere suitable for meditation can be created.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the meditation room of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state in which an embodiment of the meditation room of the present invention is installed on a concrete base, FIG. 2 is a sectional explanatory view of the meditation room shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan explanatory view of the same. is there.

In FIG. 1, R is a meditation room according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is installed on a concrete base 1. The base 1 constitutes a first floor portion, and a doorway 2 is formed on the side surface thereof. An eaves 3 formed by bending a copper plate or steel is provided above the entrance / exit 2, and the eaves 3 is supported by a pillar 4 made of stainless chevron steel or a pipe.

Inside the base 1, a staircase 20 leading to the meditation room R on the second floor is installed, and a glass block 21 for daylight is embedded in the wall surface. Reference numeral 22 is an intake port, and a copper plate having a large number of holes formed therein is fitted into the opening of the wall.

The installation location of the base 1 is not particularly limited, but if possible, it is preferable to construct it on a flat land near the top of a mountain, a pass, or a place with a good view such as a place overlooking the valley. The base 1 may have two or more floors, or the meditation room R may be installed directly on the ground without providing the base 1. A lighting facility (not shown) may be provided around the base 1 to light up the meditation room R at night. This creates a fantastic atmosphere.

The meditation room R is a so-called pyramid-shaped building having a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape, and has walls 5 and a floor 6. The size of the meditation room R is not particularly limited in the present invention and may be appropriately selected.
The length of one side is about 3 to 6 m, and the height is 2 to
About 4m is a standard.

The wall 5 comprises a lower wall 5a connected to the floor 6 and an upper wall 5b forming the top of the pyramid. The lower wall 5a is made of a transparent member such as tempered glass or a synthetic resin such as an acrylic plate, and can see all four sides. Among the above-mentioned materials, glass is preferably used in terms of high transparency, and specifically, for example, Suncut P. Pearl (trade name) manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. can be used. The thickness of the transparent member may be appropriately selected in consideration of the scale of the meditation room R, the environment of the installation location (such as wind strength), etc., but is not particularly limited in the present invention, but is usually about 10 to 15 mm. is there.

The upper wall 5b is made of a copper plate or a stainless steel plate having a thickness of about 5 to 9 mm, and the upper wall 5b has a diameter of 2 mm.
A large number of exhaust holes 7 of about 3 mm are formed. Ventilation is performed in the room through the exhaust hole 7, but a rain catch 8 is arranged below the exhaust hole 7 in parallel with the upper wall 5b so as to prevent rain from entering the room. Has been done. The rain catcher 8 can also be made of a copper plate or the like like the upper wall 5b.

The floor 6 has a structure in which joists (not shown) are placed on a concrete slab, and a plate material 9 such as cedar board having a thickness of about 10 to 20 mm is laid on the floor. The plate material 9
You may lay a carpet or a fold on the top,
Floor heating may be applied. The floor 6 is formed with an opening 10 for access.

Next, a structural example of the wall 5 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the wall, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional explanatory view of a corner portion of a wall. A base plate 12 is fixed to a concrete slab forming the floor 6 with bolts 11. 13a and 13b are angle steels arranged near the lower end and the upper end of the lower wall 5a, respectively, parallel to the respective sides of the floor, and 13c is arranged at the intersections of the walls, that is, at the corners. It is an angle steel.
The glass plate serving as the lower wall 5a is fixed by using the angle steels 13a and 13b. In addition, 14 is a backup material,
15 is a caulking material that functions as a seal.

A reinforcing support 17 is provided at the corner of the wall 5 by using an auxiliary plate 16. The support 17 is made of stainless steel pipe or the like, and both ends thereof are fixed to the angle steel 13c by welding as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, 18 is a decorative plate that covers the corners.

Although a part of the wall 5 (upper wall 5b) is made of a copper plate in the above-mentioned embodiment, the entire wall may be made of a transparent material. Further, instead of the exhaust hole, mechanical ventilation may be performed by an air conditioner. Furthermore, if you set up a meditation room directly on the ground,
An opening for access is formed by using a part of the wall instead of the floor.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since the walls are made of transparent material on all four sides, a space with a very good view and a sense of openness can be obtained, and an atmosphere suitable for meditation can be created. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state in which an embodiment of a meditation room of the present invention is installed on a concrete base.

2 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the meditation room shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the meditation room shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a wall of a meditation room.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal cross-sectional explanatory view of a corner portion of a wall.

[Explanation of symbols]

 R Meditation room 1 Base 5 Wall 6 Floor 7 Exhaust hole 10 Opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A meditation room characterized by comprising a wall made of a transparent material and a floor, and having a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape. 2. The meditation room according to claim 1, wherein most of the four walls are made of transparent material. 3. The meditation room according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an opening for entrance and exit is formed in the floor. 4. The meditation room according to claim 1, wherein the wall is composed of a lower wall made of glass and an upper wall made of copper plate, and an exhaust hole is formed in the upper wall.