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The martial arts style practiced at this dojo is the Chinese art of Pak Mei. This fighting style is just

as technical as it is Physical. Pak Mei is very quick and aggressive,

while simultaneously on defense, never exposing one’s self. This is why it is important to channel and

control that aggression. This is done with the art of breathing. In Pak Mei, one learns how to breathe and grasp the concept of rising and sinking. The design of this building reflects these principles with its different levels and elevations. The structure comes alive, inhaling as you approach, and exhaling

as you experience the space. It seems as though the building is weightless as the

deck and cantilevers hover over the adjacent creek bed. The spirit and principles of Pak Mei are what has influenced this design, and turned the art of fighting into the art of

architecture.

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Site Plan

Property Lines:Set-Back Lines:

Rail Road:Creek:

0’ 30’ 60’ 90’

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-The back cantilever serves as an area for meditation, sheltered by a canopy to create a breathe-like dialoguewith the daily breeze

-The front cantilevers project out, like a fighterattacking, with the fists stabbing forward

-The building flows with a rising and sinking pattern,representing the concept of breathing

-Surrounding walls serve as a protectiveelement, so the buildingis not exposed

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Womens Locker room/water closet

Training Room

Mens’ Locker room/ water closet

Receptio

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Transit

ional

Room

Patio

First Floor Plan

0’ 8’ 16’ 24’

Mech.Room

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MeditationCantilever

TransitionalTunnel

Sensei’sOffice

Second Floor Plan

0’ 8’ 16’ 24’

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Section

Prep.Space

Hallway

0’ 8’ 16’ 24’

TrainingRoom

MeditationCantilever

Reception/waitingarea

Sensei’sOffice

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South Exterior Elevation

8’ 16’ 24’

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Sensei’s office

Reception

Mens’Locker Room

Womens’Locker Room

TrainingRoom

MeditationSpace

TransitionalSpace