Multicultural hub for meditation, contemplation and urban farming, Manhattan, New York

New York is the cultural capital of the World, a megapolis extremely diverse form ethnic and nationality point of view. It is a city of dreams. Dreams become reality here like nowhere else on the planet. Speed of life and interactions is incredibly high. Success is a routine. Innovation and education are the base of the overwhelming enterpreurial spirit. New York is giving the best example for courageous and caring approach in business, architecture and city governing worldwide.It is an explosion of culture, prosperity and urban experience. The Meditaiton Hub is an architectural respond to the growing global network of meditation relaxation and self-knowledge centers. Self-knowledge is not anymore limited to exploration of the external environment. It is possible and needed to open doors of a place where peaceful mind research could be freely done by the regular citizens. A modern institution that will host and show case exhibitions, performances and events related to history, contemporary meditative practices, people, achievements and phylosophical teachings about meditation,yoga and relaxation. In various workshop spaces the visitors could learn and be tought meditative techniques practiced and preserved in meditation schools around the world.The lightmotive is the connection between architecture and nature and their positive integration - flora founa architecture. The unity between human and nature is restored in the domain of the museum in a way that every working, visiting, leisuring, eating place is having immediate contact with a forest, flower garde, oxygen producers. This is achieved in design terms by placing trees, bushes, plants and flowers in every functional unit. Each 5 people will have a private garden with trees, fruits and vegetables, flowers and bushes.There is a space for the Third Landscape(Giles Clement).A new concept of education - giving space for games. playing while studying in environment unified with nature and processes that can be experienced only in a whild forest where no human activity is present. The purpose of the Hub is to give space to practitioners - space for meditation , relaxation , rejuvenation.It is a place opened for the public and everybody regardless to religion, age, race, political views, economical and educational status.Certainly there will be places with limited access, dedicated to exhibitions, workshops, guided practices, events and activities, however more than 10% of the spaces will be with unlimited access. The Design of The Multicultural Hub of New York CIty aim is to create a new institution of cultural and historical importance related to the foundation purpose of creating a stress free society trough encouraging and teaching and experiencing of meditation and yoga practices. With architectural and design means the goal of this project is to reach the public by opening space in the hectic urban environment where each individual could experience a pieceful and harmonious time with his own mind and creativity. For NYC this project will bring a new flavour of the touristic and city life expanding the perceptions about its traditions in architecture, design and culture.