Act 10 - Scene 1 - Design ideas

"in every region and every town, indeed in every neightborhood, there are special places which have come to symbolise the area, and the people's roots there. These place may be natural beauties or historic landmarks left by ages past. But in some form the are essential." (A Pattern Language, Alexander, C. 1977)

Special places of woodford:
Duck pond - Clyde's pond , and surrounding shady area.
Hilltop - Ceremonial chanting in the first sunrise of the new year
Amphitheatre - The big bang live perfomance for the new year countdown

New Special place that connects them -
Welcome gate, Town Centre and Eating hall

"Give every sacred sit a place, or sequence of places, where people can relax, enjoy themselves, and feel the presence of the place. And above all, shield the approach to the site, so that it can only be approached on foot, and through a series of gateways and thresholds which reveal it gradually." (A Pattern Language, Alexander, C. 1977)

Image from: 101 things I learned in architecture school

"People cannot maintain their spiritual root and their connections to the past if the physical world they live in does not also sustain these roots" (A Pattern Language, Alexander, C. 1977)

Mecca? Locate physically on ground? show with Qibla.  280.67 degrees North from Woodfordia Site. Direction of Islamic holy city of Mecca shown in red below: