RETREAT-WORKSHOP (16 days)
This is an immersion into the world of sculptural bamboo architecture, to learn through co-creation and experience the full cycle of creating organic bamboo spaces for inhabitation. This is also a deep dive into a lifestyle of rewilding. Here is an opportunity to disconnect from 'normal' life and reconnect with your dreams, to reflect and re-imagine what the act of living can become.
DAY-TO-DAY EXPERIENCE
* Participating in a sculptural bamboo construction, learning-by-doing, alongside the local crafts team
* Guided creative experiences and vision quests led by the Ekawa design team
* Outdoor adventures, witnessing the vibrancy of tropical rainforest life
* Wellness experiences, nourishing body and soul
* Plant-based cuisine to energise your day
* Accomodation in nature (in our bamboo architecture, in hovering tree-tents or in the campsite with your own camping gear)
IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY
Lab life is enriched through design quests, visioning sessions and discussions, where participants are guided through the process of imaginative creation of sculptural space.
Somatic sessions bring the human body directly into the creativity, awakening the senses and dynamising the forms that are created in design processes.
GET YOUR HANDS INVOLVED
During a Generation we hold space for imaginative adventurers to dive into various process of creating sculptural space. In parallel, participants experience the rawness and abundance of the bamboo groves and the life-cycle of bamboo.
A real magic of creating sculptural architecture happens on-site through insightful revelations about the interplay of curved elements, the composition of splays and the human experience of the form. An intuitive design process is led by the act of making, through creatively constructive hands at play. In this way, the Generation is a living organism, where the most insightful learning happens through the creative processes themselves.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF YOU'RE...
* Practising or studying architecture
* Interested in design
* Preparing to build your own home
* Exploring alternative lifestyles
* Looking for a time out to re-calibrate
* Ready to re-energise your sense of purpose
REWILD!
This is an experience of full integration into rainforest life, while having a first-hand experience of what it is like to inhabit raw, organic architectural space. An exploration of the existing structures at Ekawa offers insight into alternative ways of living in deep connection with nature.
The expanse of landscapes in Ekawa and our surroundings - forests, mountains, streams, river beaches - are also ready to be explored, enjoyed and experienced!
WHERE THE LAB HAPPENS
Casa Soná, a rammed-earth structure surrounded by bamboo groves and reconstructed by Ekawa with a sculptural bamboo roof, is the centre of day-to-day lab experiences. Most meals, design sessions and talks will be based here. A natural pool complements the overall experience, creating a haven for participants to feel at home in nature and a base from which to dive creatively into the world of bamboo.
Accommodation is available:
- in sculptural bamboo buildings: Casa Soná, the Studio Guesthouse and Inea Sky;
- nestled in the forest near to Casa Soná: in hovering tree-tents or in your own camping gear.
FEES
Includes: all meals; personal design sessions; hands-on learning about bamboo construction; somatic experiences; ceremonies; rainforest adventures; accommodation (options below).
Individual participants
* £1750: accommodation in bamboo architecture (private room, double bed)
* £1350: accommodation in bamboo architecture (shared room, single bed)
* £1250: tree-tent accommodation (private tent)
* £1000: bringing your own camping gear
Couples (shared bed)
* £2750: accommodation in bamboo architecture (private room, double bed)
* £2250: tree-tent accommodation (private tent)