GENERAL CONCLUSION

“The greatest traveler is not the one who has been around the world ten times, but the one who has been around himself only once.” (Gandhi). Retreats are enriching getaways that offer a safe sanctuary for deeper physical, emotional, and spiritual interaction with oneself, others, and nature. In other words, retreats are inner journeys of self-discovery. In this dissertation, we have chosen, through the medium of architecture, to explore the qualitative value of a space that goes beyond the material order to include a spiritual and emotional level where the space is also a space of emotions that invites the user to contemplate, reflect, and reconnect with his inner self. A deep understanding of the relationship between the individual and architecture allows for an architectural design where the human being and his emotions play a central role. A place for retreating in a natural, pure setting, ,Ain Kanassira, was our attempt at this architectural response in which the space is a celebration and exploration of the senses by creating different atmospheres for a vivid immersive and sensory journey of self-discovery. Having said that, this particular problematic where the emotions and the senses play a role, leads us to question the representational tools and their importance in delivering a more comprehensive vision of the space. So what are the representational means that can help to visualize and understand such a sensitive design and its atmosphere ?