Portfolio for UCL - MArch Urban Design

Concept development Song of the creature is a Catholic poem, which espresss the praise of god and optimistic attitude of human being towards life. Through the analysis of poetry, four natural elements are mainly described: sun, wind, water, earth, and many words are added to describe and define. These terms are alll people’s feeling about the nature , they are using the human’s sense to understand the nature and the world, these words are people’s perception of nature and life.

By analyzing the Catholic culture, the history of convent, and understanding the content of poetry, compares convents and museums. These elements all show people's concern for a harmony, pure, quiet and reclusive life. By combining the 5 sense of people, 4 natural elements from poetry and human's description of natural elements, the convent museum should connect nature and people through space. Create a space in which one can feel nature. It is a "refuge" away from the secular world, providing meditation and returning to primitive life. It's heaven on earth. It is a building with human feelings.