Fengshui in landscape urbanism Dr. Pho Duc Tung Hanoi 18.02.2009
Louis I. Kahn
Line and volume Visible and invisible
East West line volume Whitout subtance: no mass, no weight No limit: no begin, no end Invisible No gain, no lost, no development But it has direction, movement. subtance: mass, weight limit visible gain, lost, development, explosion no direction, movement.
The spiritual approach: historical considerations - At the beginning of Ha Noi history and for hundreds of years, the city consisted of three main parts: the citadel; the adjacent market area (36 ancient streets), and; the spiritual district around the West Lake, formed by a chain of pagodas and temples. - The history around the pilot project area is significant and meaningful in the development of Ha Noi. In early times, in XIV th century, Hanoi King Tran Thanh Tong wanted to resign his royal functions and left to Yen Tu mountain, to become a zen monk. Requiring his leadership, general Tran Thu Do and followers of the court persuaded the King to return to Ha Noi by promising to build a much better spiritual place close to the West lake, naming Yen Phu (Tu = Fils; Phu = Father). - The idea of the new spiritual center connects with 1000 years of traditions. It applies the site s spiritual essence to the modern environment. The centre is a spiritual interface for Ha Noi to fully enter the new millennium.
The Essence of Vietnamese spirituality The idea of emptiness Confucianism Daoism Buddhism Li qua Hollow in the middle Triloka Kamadhatu Realm of sensuous desire Rupadhatu Realm of forms Arupadhatu Realm of pure spirit
Emptiness and insight - The concept of emptiness in the centre and insight is the leading concept of Ha Noi in the new millennium. - The whole city has the Red River as a hollow centre. This center is an empty space, defined by three towers. - The pilot project, defining the spiritual centre of Ha Noi, also has the circle form, and an empty square at its core.
FenG shui and the big and small directions Co loa - The initial idea of the pilot project was to create a non-physical connection between Ha Noi and Co Loa citadel. This was conceived as a step to link the past, present and future realities of Ha Noi. - While the main concept of the pilot project has changed through our study, we retain the principle of this connection. Passing through the project site, a central axis links the past and present power centres of Ha Noi: Co Loa citadel and Ba Dinh district. Tran quoc Ba dinh Tran vu - On this axis, we also find Tran Vu temple, which is the protecting sanctuary of the city, and the Tran Quoc Pagoda, which should defends the whole country from its natural and human enemies. Further on the axis are important military facilities of ancient Ha Noi: Giang Vo and Quan Ngua. - From the Feng Shui point of view, the topography of this axis has a special, scorpion like formation (metal element), especially important that enhances military and defending purposes. The pilot project site is a key point of this feng shui formation and can play the key role for thousand years. - According to this formation, the pilot project should have a slightly different axis than the main Ba Dinh Co Loa axis. We should orientate the axis of the pilot project and the situation of the main tower.
The axis orientation - The tower (ref.: red dot) belongs to the silhouette of the whole city and should therefore be on the main axis, between Ba Dinh and Co Loa (ref.: main green axis). - The central axis of the pilot project (ref.: blue line) differs slightly to the east from the main city axis.
spiritual trinity and yin-yang duality
The 5 cosmic elements Fire Metal Earth Wood Water
Receiving versus dominating
Mountain and water
The energy flows of Edinburgh Leith walk Leith island Calton hill Princes St. Royal mile Holyr.St. Castle rock Holyrood park Salisbury Crags
The main fengshui composition
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