Spaces for meditation

Lisa Thompson travelled to Wellington to meet Hugh Tennet, an architect who specialises in the design of spiritual spaces.

Photos by Hugh Tennent

Architect Hugh Tennent

A view of the cloister at the Bodhinyanarama Buddhist Monastery, Stokes Valley

The inside of the meditation hall at the Bodhinyanarama Buddhist Monastery, Stokes Valley

The interior ceiling of the Christ College of TransHimalayan meditation space, Akaroa

The Christ College of TransHimalayan meditation space overlooking Banks Peninsula

Interior of the meditation chapel at St Peter’s on Willis, Wellington

Looking through with a touch of Zen into the meditation chapel at St Peter’s on Willis, Wellington

Looking towards the nave of St Peter’s on Willis, with a fish representing St Peter integrated into the floor design

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