RELIGIOUS & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The Lindisfarne Sanctuary

LOCATION: Crestone, Colorado

CLIENT: Dr. William Irwin Thompson, President and Founder of the Lindisfarne Association: 

DATE: 1992

BUILDER: VanIwaarden Builders

SIZE: 2,825 s.f.

DESCRIPTION: The Lindisfarne Sanctuary was partially completed in the 1980s by British Architect Keith Critchlow and Dr. Thompson, with its floor, lighting, heating and base having been left unfinished. This project was for the Sanctuary's completion. The Sanctuary is used primarily for group and individual meditation and is located within a developing mountain religious community. Dr. Thompson called for the use of Sacred Geometry in this design in order to be in keeping with the design traditions of the Lindisfarne Association.  A double radiating spiral design was chosen for the floor's earthen colored brick, reminiscent of the American sunflower's seed pattern. To "ground" the pre-existing wooden dome above, local granite stone was used to create a seating bench around the interior perimeter of the space. The client's 300 year old Spanish American millstone was placed in the center of the Sanctuary as a focus for meditation.