Urban Hermitage aims to recreate the tranquil and melancholic beauty of a remote monastery in Belgium, in a 25 metre squared domestic studio flatwithin a late Victorian property in London.

 The project explores the concept of solitary and monastic seclusion in a confined space amidst the bustle of London.

“The monastery sits in a valley hermetically cut off from the intrusions of the outside world...Back in London, outside the window of my room is a world full ofbusiness and noise. I am wondering if it is possible to recreate that monastic ambiance that I experienced, to live a life of bucolic solitude, within my tiny room?” - Tszwai So

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