Study Room in a Forest
Dear friends,
I love this type of setting. I love this type of room, where you are indoors but as if you are living outdoors. I wanted to share this with everyone. Lovely study room.
Tsem Rinpoche
Scholar’s Library was designed by architect Peter Gluck and is located in the Catskill Mountains, northwest of New York, USA. This unusual building accommodates over 10,000 books belonging to the architect and his wife, a scholar of Japanese history.
You can look at the incredible looking studying refuge as a 20 feet cube filled with knowledge. While the ground floor has no windows as it was especially developed for storing books, the upper level is open towards the inspiring natural environment. The large windows offer panoramic views of the surrounding forest and contribute to creating a charming retreat, perfect for studying and relaxation. There is plenty of space within the beautiful studio, enough to shelter a comfy sofa, work spaces and bookshelves. Could you imagine a better office? ( Photos by Paul Warchol )
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I love this article, a brilliant study room design and the ideas of both couple are very unique and unusual. I was wondering how would the couple planned to build, furnished, transport and and arrange the incredible study room.
I liked the photos of the beautiful view of the library in the forest, it’s so good capturing the nature green scenery. I’m pretty sure the couple Mr. & Mrs Peter Gluck will completely enjoy the beautiful atmosphere and the mother nature of the forest though out the stay.
Thank you for the sharing it’s wonderful to know the great study room in a forest.
Wow such a lovely study room. Surrounded by the greens and so serene. Great place to relax and have a peace of mind.
Really love this hut with a library in the middle of a forest. A perfect space for solitude retreat! Thank you for the sharing.
perfect! Aesthetically pleasing and free of distractions – very conducive to studying
Really beautiful place. I think it has a slight resemblance to Rinpoche’s workplace in Tsem Ladrang up in Kechara Forest Retreat. Love the wide space and library. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing.
Oh my Buddha, this is such a splendid idea of an outdoor study room, it’s simple yet elegant-looking. I can imagine myself sitting in the room, looking out and all I see is TREES, very relaxing and serene. The only thing about houses in the woods is that there’s a lot of maintenance work that needs to be taken care of. Especially when the house is built out of wood and being exposed to pests like termites, without proper care, it can cause a lot of issues. Therefore I really admire those who take their time off to study and build all these houses as we all know that it’s not an easy job. I wish that one day I’ll have the ability to build something like this.
I wonder whether this study room concept will be manifested in KFR? I prefer the view from inside. It should be a cosy place to be in. Perhaps, this is the future modern cave for great meditators….Who knows?
The setting of the library is just beautiful! It is just so nice to have an environment like this to chill and read up on some books, improving ourselves in such a beautiful place.
Just by looking at the photos, it looks as though I am looking at a painting, and whatever is there is all fake. I really hope one day I would have a place like this as well, away from everything.
imagine kechara forest retreat had everything you needed forever and you never ever needed to go any where ever again
Looking back at this post, pics 3-6 seem to be manifesting in Enchanted Forest in KFR. There is a library space within the Forest Ladrang that has a similar feel and view!
In fact the one in Enchanted Forest has floor to ceiling windows which makes the view even more spectacular. The Ladrang construction headed by Liaison JP Thong is shaping into a spectacular architectural beauty in the middle of forest right by a hill… Well done JP!
Fact: JP was also the person that was in charge of the building of TTDI Tsem Ladrang.
Here are some interesting snippets of JP, a look at another side to JP:
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/tsem-paranormal-tv/jp.html
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/liaisons/jp-treats-e-division-today.html
Amazing and superb… this is perhaps the most beautiful forest space I’ve ever seen! It may look very small but it certainly gives you the feel of being inside a forest and all that green space is so refreshing! What I like about it is its simplicity and how modern lifestyle is blend in and not challenging nature!
Rinpoche’s library in KFR looks just like this! Soon Rinpoche will not feel claustrophobic anymore and will be able to get clean fresh air daily which is also good for the health! Thank you JP and KFR team for bringing our Guru’s own personal wish come true!!!
This would be a great idea for a meditation hut or an office. It would be wonderful to be surrounded by forests while working or meditating. It is said that by looking at plants, one’s creative side of the brain will become more active and work will become more productive and creative.
Dear Rinpoche,
Wow!!! This idea of a house cum an office is so cool! It is amazing how creative people can get when it comes to going green.
If i had the money i would definitively find the sponsors, sources as well as the resources and build one of this for Rinpoche to stay and do Rinpoche’s work in this cube.
It looks quite small but taking a look at the inside it has actually quite a lot of space. How nice if we could have this cubes as a place for people to rent and stay in Kechara Forest Retreat.
I also went to visit there website and i found out that they have a lot of ideas on housing designs, really creative….
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this article!
Love
Jutika
The design is very simple, and yet, very nice and comfortable.
Some times in the world, we do not need to have luxury things to make us happy, things can be very simple, it is just to see whether we put effort in it or not.
Having a library in the forest, hehe, what a life, reading have to be in peace, getting peace in the forest which hear no other sound except nature. isn’t it fun?
This is a very simple yet beautiful concept, bringing the forest into the living space. I know this is something Rinpoche loves very much and i hope that Rinpoche will be able to have something similar to this in the Enchanted Forest at KFR.
I love this room! I wouldn’t mind staying here to spend the remaining natural years of my life. But i don’t think i will like the insects though, hehe.
Hopefully we’d be able to have this in KFR! May Rinpoche’s visions come true..
Thank you for sharing, Rinpoche!
wow… lovely place to enjoy a book and the environment at the same time…
thanks for beautiful idea…. really zen is language of heart……!
Not scare of orang utan?
Amazing place, you are in nature yet with the comforts of life. It would be great if there is abundant wildlife too one gets to see them too.
Rinpoche has always loved mountains and hills since he was a child, and one of Rinpoche’s dearest wishes is to retreat to a mountain or forest cave to meditate and do extensive retreats. In Rinpoche’s own words, he always feels a strong inclination to mountains, hills and mountain lakes, and this has been the case since he was younger.
During interviews in Tibet with some of Rinpoche’s previous lives students, we learned that the scenery in eastern Tibet, where Kentrul Thubten Lamsang (immediate previous incarnation of Rinpoche) had scenery exactly like that. For that reason, the pull of the mountains and hills is very strong in Rinpoche’s current life.
This study room is beautiful and inspiring. I love the sweeping green views of the forest, the coziness of the room, and particularly the idea of a cube filled with knowledge…. I so wish to create something similar in the Kechara Forest Retreat someday… And offer it to Rinpoche…
What a beautiful library. We can have one built in Kechara Forest Retreat. We can be inside reading a book and yet able to enjoy the serene, lush greenery outside. This type of room is also ideal for meditation.
Wow, this is really cool!
People go to library to look for books and enjoy the quietness of the environment for reading.
Imagine this place where we can enjoy the same facility with the extra of the green, woods and nature environment, it really gives a different mood from the city library.
KFR will be the perfect place. People driving to KFR passing by the forest and walking through the nature. What a wonderful place that free our mind from our busy life and just let us find peace.
A creative ,elegant and amazing library!Visitors to KFR will be spellbound.A great place to relax and enjoy the delightful surroundings.It is spacious too.It’ll be wonderful to have a library like this at KFR.Thank you Rinpoche for these lovely pictures.
This is such a beautiful library. It would be such an ideal place for a writer. Usually, writers will get a ‘writer’s block’ in the city. I think that that ‘block’ will not occur in such a beautiful place. I hope that in Kechara Forest Retreat and KWPC, we will be able to have something like this. It would so wonderful to be surrounded constantly by the everlasting tranquility of nature.
Simple yet modern and innovative library. Imagine we also have one in Malaysia, would be fabulous!
The whole environment embodies the nature of the forest, the lights, the sun and the fresh air, very peaceful and zen feel!
wow so nice! i feel so peaceful just looking at the photos. so conducive environment for reading or meditating. and can have such a pleasant view to rest our eyes after looking at the computer 😀
What a lovely concept!Bringing the forest into one’s study! Having a study retreat in the forest! The large windows open out to receive a panoramic view of forest trees. Build this in Kechara Forest Retreat and there will be the view of lake and hills as well.
How perfect, how serene and blissfully quiet it will be: this study for Rinpoche built in KFR – a retreat within a retreat!
What a wonderful piece of design, very inspiring, serene, the kind of place that frees the mind so one can focus on his study or practice, no distraction, only visula surrounding that supports the working of the mind….
Very beautiful, thank you Rinpoche!
This is what I called living in the woods in simplicity and yet comfortably. Good design.
Can I imagine a better reading room/office ? i can but its not going to improve on it very much. I believe some more rustic treatment to the grey concrete walls may blend the bldg better into the environment.
I believe the attractive feature is in its simplicity of design – both in form and function. The cuboid shape is most appropriate. It reminds me of my university days when its huge multi storey library building have a special floor where little cubicles with soft lighting are available for research students. A relaxing reading room environment do make a difference in one’s concentration and sense of pleasantness.
A library in forest. I love the room and environment very much. Very clean and neat design plus Reading, learning and meditating with the nature. This is the ideal paradise… hehe!
Thank you for sharing, Rinpoche 🙂
This is a simple and functional library. User of this library is connected to nature through the glassed windows.
This can be easily put up at KFR at any time by ourselves.
How nice it would be to receive knowledge and gain wisdom in a natural surrounding like this,
Perfect design for those of us who love nature and the outdoors and at the same time would like to have all the mod cons. I love how the design offers enough light and a sense of seclusiveness. Of course the land plays a crucial part.
The 5_ acre land at KFR is perfect for something like this, with the addition of a beautiful view of the hills.
Nice place. Just looking at it makes my bp drop.
哇。。好摩登以及感觉好休闲的一间书房，坐落在世外桃源的树林根本就不会有压力与烦恼。在这样的环境做禅修，静坐或者阅读感觉太棒了！很适合在克切拉禅修林建造一间给予仁波切，仁波切可以在这样美好的环境下做禅修，那该多好。
this house is so cool! i wish to live inside also
Thank you very much for sharing Rnpoche. This is a very very beautiful study room hehehe…imagine reading in the woods, forest, listen to the bird singing, the sound of the breeze and the smell of the greens….awesome!!!
接近大自然，会让人心旷神怡，神清气爽。如果能在这样的书房里阅读一些佛法书籍，会让人更加容易吸收其中的精华，如果能在这里做每一天的功课，那就更棒了。所以，只要顺着大自然的定律去处理事情，那么结果一定会是让人满意的。
Absolutely beautiful,nice and comfortable place,,,,can hear the sounds of wind,insects,bird…!can see the green….and with a cup of coffeeee……..^_^just very nice…no more other word can discribe…can’t wait,must have one library like this at KFR!! Yeah!!
A very unique unusual design, very ideal for serene and peaceful concentration and meditation. With the large windows creating a panoramic view of the forestry surroundings, it of course does create a very natural magnificient charming retreat environment for studies and relaxation. What could make a better office than this. Its really a dream, which makes you feel out when you are really indoors!
WOW!!!Truly beautiful and excellent idea .. i don’t mind staying there,can leave the hectic life,just relax and read Dharma books ….Even if we turn to four corners of the library we are sure to see greens… and the colour green always make us feel calm, balanced,relaxing and harmonious…and it’s good to have natural bright light in the morning…
It is beautiful, serene and close to nature. It’s paradise in the woods. Perfect place to read a book and contemplate deeply. Hopefully in the process of building it, not too many tress have to be sacrificed!
This is a nice and comfortable place to read and work in. Very simple, very Zen yet it is functional. I can only imagine the sound of bird chirping and sound of other forest inhabitants while reading a book in this study.
Oh dear.. It’s advance, modern yet so close to the mother nature. This idea of structure never came into my mind before. To me, to be able to be so close to the nature INSIDE the forest can only be wooden hurts, open concept and etc. Wow.. look at this.. it’s inside a concrete box! we can on air conditional when it’s hot! We can open all the windows when it’s windy! Amazing! PERFECT IDEA FOR KECHARA FOREST RETREAT! Don’t you tempting to have one??????
Absolutely love this library..white, clean and aircond. Lovely view outside to rest the eyes after long hours of reading. Only thing, not more than a few human, otherwise will spoil the peace. Really don’t mind spending days alone there. Maybe our retreat centres could be modelled like this with sofa bed and bathroom & kitchenette downstairs.
It is such a beautiful and serene library. Very ideal for our Kechara Forest Retreat land. The glass windows exudes a feeling of spaciousness that looks out to a beautiful forest. Very relaxing and calming for the mind. Thank you Rinpoche for spending endless hours researching interesting and enriching articles to share with us.
The designer did put up a lot of effort into blending architecture with nature.By looking at the design,it will give you a sense of serenity.I certainly hope in time to come ,we could have a similar concept room designed for our dear Rinpoche at KFR as such a design is very suitable for meditation or just looking out into Nature at it best.May the KFR quickly manifest to benefit all those who seek outer and inner peace.
That is a very nice place! Really hope that we can have this beautiful view in KFR! How about the house can build near the pond & can see the mountain scene.
Can see the green and listen to the water sound. Wowww……. So cool!! Just imaging the view already make me few so come!
Nice and beautiful, calm and close to natural.good place roe relaxing and reading.
Simple design and lay out for practical reasons. Ideal for a retreat within nature. Would not have cost an arm and a leg. Guess it’s not meant to stay in unless there’s a restroom below or an outhouse nearby. Guess the owner meant it to be a place to read, write and relax. Ideal.
BEAUTIFUL~~~~ Such a calming place to read, meditate, long hang out perhaps = p and meaningful. (as Rinpoche said: “You can look at the incredible looking studying refuge as a 20 feet cube FILLED WITH KNOWLEDGE.”)
Great architecture and plan, facing the natural. Peace and harmony~~~ Love it!
Thank You Rinpoche ^^,
好舒适的阅读环境，太美了！还能看到大自然的美景，还在大自然的环境下阅读，给心灵带来一个舒适和平
我们的KFR里，也有一间像这样舒适的阅读环境，禅修室，也为我们带来心灵上的平静和一个舒适和平的地方，就太完美了！
I would like to own a house at quite place like this, every morning when i wake up can smell green & also is good to go for a walk in the mountains, night time can hear the insects sound
Rinpoche has very strong liking towards the nature – the mountains and the lake. This is reflected in many blog posts that you so kindly make.
Environment can change people, the emotions and the thoughts.
I would love to live in this type of environment too, but may I greedily have this thought that this place has easy access to grocery stores too? 🙂
多么舒适的阅读环境，太美了！还能看到春，夏，秋，冬，四季的美景，就像在大自然的环境下阅读，我看阅读也特别容易进脑吧？ ：P
希望在我们的KFR里，也有一间像这样的，图书馆也好，禅修室也好，瑜伽室也好，那就太好了！
Study Room in a Forest, really sparkling my mind…we can create a forest library in Malaysia too. Due to Malaysia got so many beautiful tropical forest, it is huge potential we have one in our own home.
The design and concept is incredible. Simple and classic. If I got the opportunity visit this Forest library, I would like to spend more than three days at here, read and read!!!Until my eyes cannot open, hehe…
I love this concept on study room in a Forest. The design is very simple and gives a whole lot of peace in mind. The study room can be utilized to meditate and if the space is big enough yoga can be carried out. This brings everyone very near to the nature. Everyone can enjoy a getaway trip if this concept can be materialized in KFR and KWPC. Superbly good for spiritual growth. I super love this!
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing.
Please take good care:)
Interesting! I would rather have it as a house than a study place. I wouldn’t mind living in the middle of the forest and waking up to the calm and peaceful surroundings. I can do some reading and chanting along with the sounds of the birds… And I know I will have the chance very near in the future. Can’t wait!
nice building! If Kechara got a meditation room like this build in forest,that would be perfect!
What a beautiful room!A perfect place to feed the mind and the body.
It’s a great and wonderful idea to have a similar library in KFR for Rinpoche and maybe at certain times, this library can be opened to the public.
In such conducive environment , one need not be anywhere else !
Great architecture! The idea is fantastic! I have never seen a personal library so beautiful. You feel like you’re literally in the forest. The peace and serenity just sitting in the room is therapeutic. It’d be great if the other side of the window has a spectacular view of the mountains!
Like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rainy_Blue_Ridge-27527.jpg
Dear Rinpoche,
We can built a similar Study Room within Kechara Forest Retreat for Rinpoche. Then it will be better then this one in the US as it will have the blessings of Rinpoche and the Dharma.
Yes, we should build one for KFR, and may be we can open it to public at certain time? I can visualize myself reading Dharma text and contemplate in this library…
Peace and serenity ,with smell of greens in the morning , quiteness
sounds of insects ,animals etc …
Wow, this study room is awesome… And as according to Professors we should look into green after 15mins of reading or watching monitor. So this room is so wonderful and we can just simple look out the forest with green field after reading.
I wish that we have this study room at Kechara Forest Retreat (KFR).
What a beautiful library…
It remind me tree house, is always appear in Hollywood movie, i always dream to have a tree house when i was kid.
How good with everything can be back to basic and natural. Peace and harmony can easily find in the forest without the disturb from the outside world.
What a beautiful library in such serene environment in the forest or woods. We can rest assure we can concentrate more in places like this, especially for the Kechara Forest Retreat land. Wow!