Metanoia
A Community of Self-Discovery
2024.01
Conceptual
Designer: Ray Liang, Francesca Mannini, Noemi Giussani, Ravi Shapariya
Politecnico di Milano Contest Design Studio Sect. 2 Lab 2023-2024
Instructor: Alessandro Biamonti, Francesco Messori, Raffaella Colombo, Silvia Maria Gramegna
2024
米蘭設計周 Design X Designer - 展出
Exhibited at Milan Design Week 2024 : Design X Designer
米蘭理工大學 Open Day - 展出
Exhibited at Polimi Open Day 2024: Build the Future
Metanoia is an enchanted sanctuary blending reality with higher dimensions, offering transformative Ayahuasca ceremonies. The ebb and flow of water symbolize the essence of the ceremony, guiding seekers through hidden spaces and celebrating the connection between mind, spirit, and nature. The community expands from the outer perimeter toward the central ceremonial core, divided into three zones: private area, functional spaces, and ceremonial zone, with movement flowing from outside to inside.
This journey transforms the inner power that already exists within, which is why rammed earth was chosen as the primary building material. Rammed earth is an ancient and sustainable technique that uses local soil to create solid and durable walls with minimal additional materials.
Water plays a vital role in the ceremony, serving as purification and guiding the mind and actions. Participants begin by bathing, then drinking purifying drinks, and finally consuming Ayahuasca. Water reveals or conceals spaces—areas become accessible when the water recedes, while submerged spaces remain closed off.
Metanoia offers a journey of self-discovery, accompanied by chants and spirituality. Surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and vibrant colors, it invites you to embrace nature and water, leading you on a transformative path within.
Metanoia 是一個融合現實與更高維度的神聖場域,進行死藤水(Ayahuasca)體驗儀式。水的漲與落象徵儀式的本質,引導尋求者穿越隱藏空間,並讚頌心靈、精神與自然的連結。從外圍向中央儀式核心擴展,分為三個區域:私領域、功能區與儀式區,動線由外向內。
這趟旅程轉化內在本有的力量,這也是選擇夯土(Rammed Earth)作為主要建材的原因,這是一種古老且永續的技術,利用現場的土壤打造堅固耐用的牆體,所需額外材料極少。
水在該儀式的體驗中扮演淨化與引導心靈和行為的角色。參與者會先沐浴、飲用淨化飲品,最後飲用死藤水。水能揭示或隱藏空間,水退去的區域開放人們進入使用,反之則被淹沒無法進入。
Metanoia 帶來一場自我探索的旅程,伴隨吟唱與靈性,環繞於壯麗景色與絢爛色彩中,邀請你擁抱自然與水,走上內心的轉化之路。
[day 1 // 9:00 a.m.] Arrival in the Community
[day 1 // 7:30 p.m.] Meditation Session
[day 1 // 8:30 p.m.] After Meditation Session
[day 1 // 9:30 p.m.] Dinner buffet all together
[day 2 // 6:00 p.m.] Preparation for Ceremony
[day 2 // 8:00 p.m.] Ayahuasca Ceremony