Designed to blend seamlessly with the existing structure while incorporating modern sustainable techniques, the expansion features a beautiful Zen-inspired architectural design,  natural wooden floors with underfloor heating for the comfort of practitioners during the winter months, and a structure that is entirely surrounded by full-height windows on all four sides, creating visual continuity between the interior of the temple and the surrounding woodland.  

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This will allow the teaching spaces to naturally flow and expand outdoors, enabling practitioners to sit outside the temple while still allowing participation with teachings happening inside. 

In addition to the unique natural and meditative aspects of this architecture, a new copper roof will be installed, that will add both utility, with its natural cooling capacity, as well as functioning as a unique expression of our Yuthok Nyingthing lineage, as copper naturally patinas into a "turquoise" color over time and with exposure to the elements.  

 

This expansion represents years of vision and prayer, now manifesting into a physical structure that will serve practitioners and seekers for generations to come, standing as a testament to the living vitality of the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition.