法鼓山「雲來別苑」係以心靈環保教育為主並提供禪修活動之精神場所。基地位處北投奇岩生態社區，規劃上承襲聖嚴師父提示的「本來面目」外，並也考量建築於社區中的環境融合。

本案為地上七層，地下四層之建築物，一層為接待洽談及教室空間，二層為行政辦公區，三層則為禪修使用之大殿，四至七層為住宿空間。因基地臨接三面道路，為了創造友善之公共空間，於東西二側之轉角予以退縮建築，以形塑街角廣場，並思考當代宗教建築中以人為本的接納性，排除過往宗教建築形制莊嚴的不可親近性，進而達到傳遞佛法的當代意義。而一樓的空間以半穿透之天然陶磚構築，具有親切的感受及達到內外空間的緩衝，創造一處通風、透光的中介空間，可供信眾來訪、洽談、休憩之使用，並作為東西兩側入口之外部連廊，進而降低一樓內部教室外廊的干擾。

此外，聖嚴師父曾開示提到建築的環保非由制式的綠建築數據來決定，而是從日常生活中做起，包含在設計上「好維護、易清潔」，亦是環保的一種表現，故防污、滴水在設計上則為重要細節。此外「減少搭電梯、鼓勵走樓梯」也是環保的一種體現，因此於基地的東西二側設置了舒緩具通風採光的樓梯，增進人們行走的機會，並也藉此阻擋了東西曬的熱源進入室內。

在建築形體上以「一進一退」之設計手法，自然形構出「山」形意象，並也企圖減少連續牆面的壓迫感。而建築材料則以去除無謂的裝飾為構想，以條狀混凝土為基面，形成自然的肌理，並予以打鑿露石製膜成粗曠而自然的質樸外牆，達到內斂沉澱的建築風貌。

由於位處生態社區中，故思考建構過程中如何降低污染及增進環保，因此整體建築採預鑄工法，將樑、柱、牆之構件於工廠建構，進而縮短工期，降低當地環境的粉塵及噪音的干擾，也減少了施工材料耗損以及二氧化碳之減量，以達到與生態社區共融的目標。

Dharma Drum Mountain "YLBY" is located in The Qiyan Ecological Community of Beitou within Taipei City. It is a spiritual place that provides meditation activities and respect for our environment. The architectural planning follows the teaching of the founding Master Sheng Yen and is respectful of the integration of architecture within the community.

The facility has 7 floors above ground and 4 floors underground. The first floor is for reception and classroom, the second floor is for administrative offices, the third floor is the hall for meditation, and the fourth to seventh floors are accommodation spaces. The site is adjacent to three roads. In order to create a friendly public space, the building is set back at the corners of the east and west sides to form a street corner square. We considered the design of a more people friendly religious architecture achieving the contemporary teaching of conveying the Dharma. We are against the solemn and inaccessible religious buildings typical of the past.

The walls of the outer corridor space on the first floor are constructed with semi-penetrating natural terracotta bricks. It creates a friendly atmosphere, buffers the inner and outer spaces, and creates a natural ventilated and light-transmitting intermediary space used by believers to visit, negotiate, and rest. This intermediary space is also between the facility entrances on the east and west sides reducing disturbances to the internal classroom corridors on the first floor.

Master Sheng Yen believed that the true energy of the built environmental is not determined by green building standards. It starts with daily life, including "easy maintenance and easy cleaning", which is also a manifestation of environmental protection. Dust resistant material and water drainage / dripping details must be considered. Master Sheng Yen also believes in "reducing the use of elevators and encouraging the use of stairs", another manifestation of environmental protection. Stairs with natural ventilation and daylight are placed on the east and west sides of the facility to encourage walking opportunities and reduce heat absorption.

The design method of the architectural form utilizes a "continuous solid and void massing" concept to naturally construct the image of the Chinese word "mountain"(山). It also attempts to minimize the oppression that the building volume might have with continuous walls. As for the building materials, the idea is to remove unnecessary decorations. The exterior building surface of architectural concrete finish forms a natural texture. The concrete is finished in rough and natural rustic textures to achieve a restrained architectural style.

Since the project is in an ecological community, it is necessary to think about how to reduce pollution and improve environmental protection during the construction process. The whole building adopts precast concrete construction method. Beams, columns and walls are pre-constructed in the factories shortening the construction period and reducing the dust and noise in the construction site. The construction method also greatly reduces construction waste, minimizes CO², in order to achieve the goal of building a ecological community.