2. MUKTANGAN REHABILITATION CENTRE (of using the power of the outside space and a constant change of spatial perception in order to accustom the mind to new challenges, in this case, de-addiction)
LOCATION- Pune ARCHITECT- Shirish Beri YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION- 1986-1988 Located in the heart of a residential and commercial zone, Muktangan is an ideal portrayal for inclusiveness in society, by its working as well as its architecture. The centre operates on the basic ideology that every individual is the same, with different paths and must be treated equally. The architecture of the centre also adds therapeutic value, by being a part of the healing process of a drug addict. Home to about 150 residents (they do not accept the word ‘patient’!) and about 40 volunteers and counsellors, the centre is a G+2 structure built of stone and RCC.
Figure 141- (Facing Page) The heart of the design, the central amphitheatre (Source: Author)
The transparent design is expressive of freedom and increases the physical and visual interaction, thereby reducing the isolated alienated feeling. The cut-outs, the terraced balconies and the seating, encourage the patients to open up and interact. (Beri, 2000)
Advaith Mani / Fifth Year B.Arch / L.S.Raheja School of Architecture
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