The farmhouse has become the reception, cooking and dining space. We were asked to design a replacement for its small porch, to provide a meeting space and 'hub' for the complex.

We designed a centralised, pyramidal building, appropriate to its role as a centre and gathering point; with a gabled entrance to extend a welcome to arriving retreatants, glazing in all directions to express openness, and a vaulted ceiling to enhance the sense of enclosure.

Completed in 2008.