Alternative architecture
WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE ARCHITECTURE ANYWAY?
Alternative Architecture looks at reality from a different point of view than the conventional one, and has its own ways of measuring and planning.
The alternative worldview is holistic and addresses all the influencing factors, in every issue it addresses, and not just the immediate data on the surface.
Similarly, alternative architecture does not start by designing the inside of house from the conventional aspects, but first of all refers to the forces of nature around it: the four winds of the world (east, west, north, south), the solar path and wind directions.
The 'Light in the Home' program is based on the theory of Kabbalah and Hasidism, which gives special depth to the process of building a home.
The Jewish view of the world rests on fundamental, eternal rules, and therefore the foundations of planning according to which the house will be built according to the method 'Light in the Home', will always be right and suitable for any home, anywhere and in any shape or size.
It is worth mentioning here the famous alternative architecture of Chinese Feng Shui, which in some ways resembles the program of Light in the Home, but of course is not completely the same. According to our sages who said: "If they tell you there is wisdom among the Gentiles, believe.", the "Light in the Home" program is in many ways close to Chinese Feng Shui, and sometimes even actually uses images and definitions of Feng Shui.
However, this program stands on its own, and was developed without actual background on the Feng Shui method. Just to clarify - there is no attempt here to compare or find the difference between the methods.
The optimal house outlined in the 'Light in the Home' program is very simple:
It is square and has no design limitations at all, with the interior being divided into a living room, a kitchen and two bedrooms.
Emphasis will be on the location of the house relative to the winds of the world, the location of the house relative to the garden plot, as well as the location of the rooms and the location of the front door inside the house. The rest of the architectural details will not be addressed in this program, just as there will be no reference to more complex houses.
This is so, because there is no attempt here to replace conventional architecture, but mainly to put some emphasis on matters that conventional architecture overlooks.
Our ambition is for the 'Light in the Home' program to reach the hands of architects who have studied the conventional method, and to serve as an enrichment for the architectural knowledge in the market. The principles set out in this 'simple' program can be adopted and used to design more complex houses, and even for urban houses that are naturally much more limited in terms of design.
Apart from this, every person who builds his/her house will be able to draw from the plan important and essential knowledge, which will help them to plan their house in a way that will be good both for themselves and for the environment.
Alternative Architecture looks at reality from a different point of view than the conventional one, and has its own ways of measuring and planning.
The alternative worldview is holistic and addresses all the influencing factors, in every issue it addresses, and not just the immediate data on the surface.
Similarly, alternative architecture does not start by designing the inside of house from the conventional aspects, but first of all refers to the forces of nature around it: the four winds of the world (east, west, north, south), the solar path and wind directions.
The 'Light in the Home' program is based on the theory of Kabbalah and Hasidism, which gives special depth to the process of building a home.
The Jewish view of the world rests on fundamental, eternal rules, and therefore the foundations of planning according to which the house will be built according to the method 'Light in the Home', will always be right and suitable for any home, anywhere and in any shape or size.
It is worth mentioning here the famous alternative architecture of Chinese Feng Shui, which in some ways resembles the program of Light in the Home, but of course is not completely the same. According to our sages who said: "If they tell you there is wisdom among the Gentiles, believe.", the "Light in the Home" program is in many ways close to Chinese Feng Shui, and sometimes even actually uses images and definitions of Feng Shui.
However, this program stands on its own, and was developed without actual background on the Feng Shui method. Just to clarify - there is no attempt here to compare or find the difference between the methods.
The optimal house outlined in the 'Light in the Home' program is very simple:
It is square and has no design limitations at all, with the interior being divided into a living room, a kitchen and two bedrooms.
Emphasis will be on the location of the house relative to the winds of the world, the location of the house relative to the garden plot, as well as the location of the rooms and the location of the front door inside the house. The rest of the architectural details will not be addressed in this program, just as there will be no reference to more complex houses.
This is so, because there is no attempt here to replace conventional architecture, but mainly to put some emphasis on matters that conventional architecture overlooks.
Our ambition is for the 'Light in the Home' program to reach the hands of architects who have studied the conventional method, and to serve as an enrichment for the architectural knowledge in the market. The principles set out in this 'simple' program can be adopted and used to design more complex houses, and even for urban houses that are naturally much more limited in terms of design.
Apart from this, every person who builds his/her house will be able to draw from the plan important and essential knowledge, which will help them to plan their house in a way that will be good both for themselves and for the environment.
