Aim
Objective
ABSTRACT
Theburdenofmentalillnessisontherisewith thenumberofpeoplereportingmentalhealth concernsslowlyincreasingIthasbecomedifficult toignoretheimpactthatmentalillnesscanhave inourdaytodaylives.InIndia40%ofour populationsuffersfrommentalillness,only1012%ofthemseekaidfortheirmentalhealth concernsThelivelovelaughfoundationwhich wasfoundedin2015–bydeepikapadukone,an actressexplainsawarenessasaknowledge pertainingtomentalhealth,itsdisordersand treatmentmethodsInordertobuildasociety whereeveryoneisabletogetthesupportthat theyacquirethereisneedtoraiseawareness aboutmentalhealthconcernsandreducethe stigmaassociatedwithillness
Isthereanarchitecturewhichcanprovidea therapywithnature?
Isitpossibletorepresentawarenessthrough architecturaldesign?
Howcanarchitectureasaspacebecomea therapist?
Howcanarchitectureintegratewithnatureand thenbecomeaspacetoheal?
Natureandarchitectureareintegratedinsucha waythatenrichesthesoulofapersonfromstart toendthattheyhealalongtheprocess
LITERATURESTUDY1
WhiteArkitekter'sDesignforNuuk'sPsychiatricClinicEmphasizesNatureinMentalHealthDesign Location-Greenland
Frontelevation Subtractivetransformation whichisthemain transformation
Sideelevation Subtractivetransformation
Designedwithgenerouswindows,providing viewsoflandscape
LITERATURESTUDY2
Primaryhealthcarecenter,Healthcarecenterbrazil
Innercourtyardsprovide aquietandreserved atmosphere
Smallcorridors
CASESTUDY
Asenseofprivacy
Courtyard naturallight
Activitiesincludingfamilyandfriendvisits,exerciseand personalreflection
Gridpatterninfacade Subtractionofcubewithina cube
•Courtyardsaredesignedonahumanscale
•Bringinginnaturallightintotheenvironmentthrough landscapedesign
Centralspaceissemipublicspace withglazing
Karunashraya,marathahalli,bengaluru
Theuseofwaterforclimatic purposesaswellas congregationofpeople arounditforcelebrations.
Yogaandmeditationspace overlookingawaterbodywhichgives aneffectofcozinessplayofsunlight
Wholebuildingisainsertionof variessizedrectangles
Thearrangementaround courtyardshelpswith sectorization,ensuring welcomingatmosphere
Wallforcounselingspaceinwhich halfofthewallhasatranslucent effectandgridpatternfortheother half.Asenseofopenness
ASenseofopenness
Gridpatterninthefacade AneffectPlayofsunlight
Morenumberofpeople accesstodoctorsoffice hencethelongerfacadeis facedtowardsthe courtyard
ELEVATION
Aspacewhichseemsfloating
Anentrancewhichiswelcoming PLAN
Anentrancewithacentralwalkwayand landscapeoneithersides
LOCATION
Hebbal, Bengaluru,Karnatak a,india Coordinates13.0354°N, 77.5988°E
Area–4acres
Hebbalisalocality inbengaluruwhich wasonceindicative ofthenorthendof thecity
•Residentialzonewhichislocatedtowards thewestofthesiteismostlyg+2floors.
•Commercialzonetowardsthenorthof thesiteisg+4andabove
SITEJUSTIFICATION
siteselectioncriteria
•Siteshouldbelocated nextto80ftroad
•siteislocatedin residentialarea
•IThubisverycloseto site
Primaryroad
Secondaryroad Tertiaryroad
•siteislocatednextto80ftroadwhichisthemaincriteriaof choosingthesite
•easyaccessforresidentialzoneandITtechparkstothesitewho arethemainfocusfortheproject.
WINDPATH
Sitelocatednexttoa80ftroadisthe primaryaspectofselectingthesite
Busstopisat100mfromthe site
Railwaystationisat45kmfrom thesite
Airportisat27kmfromthesite
Siteismostlyinfluenced bytheresidentialzone whichislocated towardsthewestofthe site
Therearelimitednumberoftrees aroundthesite
Sincethesiteislocatednexttoa primaryroaditsimportantto createabettermicroclimateinthe sitethroughlandscapedesign.
Thisisdoneinawaywherethingsare feltwhenoneisinsidethespaceasto howapproachablenatureistoa person
Adoubleheight wallwithvertical gardensanda skylightgivenat theedge
Anoutdoor landscapedspace withaseatingarea underapergola surroundedby landscape
Thisisfocusinga persontospace whichisfelt moreprivate
Landscape mountsinaway thatpeoplecan walkaroundit
Oncepeopleenter, groundisall landscaped, whole architecturefloats itselfontheabove floor.
Entryisrecessed wallwhichis pointingout towardsthedoor whichgivesa feelingof welcoming.
SPATIALANALYSISFORACHIEVING“EMOTIONALLYSAFE ENVIRONMENTS”INADESIGN
SPATIALANALYSISFOR“COZYNESS”INADESIGN
Lookslikeabox fromoutsidegiving itacozyfeeling frominside
Groundflooris justlandscaped andbuiltforms arepoppingup
Thecentralcorecan beastaircasewith lawnontheplinthof 3stepscontinued with2flightsof stairswith counselingroomson eithersidesfor privacy
SPATIALANALYSISFORACHIEVING “PROTECTIVEPLACES“INADESIGN
InteriorspaceiswrappedoveraExterior space
Lookslikeabox fromoutsidegiving itacozyfeeling frominside
SPATIALANALYSISFORACHIEVING “PLAYOFSUNLIGHT”INADESIGN
SPATIALANALYSISFORACHIEVING“WARMTH”INADESIGN
WarmthInthesespacesismostlycreatedthroughlighting,materialsandlandscape tocreateapositiveinfluenceinhealingprocessEmphasizingthebeautyof landscapeandtocreateatranquilatmospherewithastrongconnectionwiththe nature.Ambientlightingandwoodasamaterial.Woodisused,naturalmaterial throughoutthedesignduetoitsprovenstressreducingeffectonthehumanpsyche
E1
NEWADMISSIONPATIENTS OLDADMISSIONPATIENTS PUBLC
E1–PEOPLEWHOALREADYADMISSIONED E2–NEWADMISSION
ENTRYISDESIGNED WITHAWELCOMING LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPEMOUNTS INAWAYWHERE PEOPLEWALKAROUND IT
WATERBODYONTHESOUTHSIDEAS ITHELPSMAINTAININGTHEMICRO CLIMATE
PRAYERHALLISDESIGNEDINA WAYTHATGIVESAEFFECTOF PROTECTIVEPLACE.EXTERIOR LAYERWRAPPINGAINTERIOR LAYER
PATHWAYCREATEDINACLOCKWISE DIRECTIONLIKETHEWAYITSDONE INWORSHIPPLACES
ACTIVITYANDEXERCISINGSPACES
ENTRYISDESIGNEDINAWAYITSEEMSTOBEPROJECTINGOUTSIDETHEBOX
TOCREATEASENSEOFCOZYNESSAND WARMTHPRAYERHALLISINTEGRATEDWITH WATERBODY
PLAYOFWALLSISIMPLEMENTEDIN
ELEVATIONSHOWINGTHEDOCTOROVERSEEINGTHEACTIVITYSPACEFROM THEFIRSTFLOOR
TOCREATEAPLAYOFLIGHTANDSHADOW INSIDETHEPRAYERROOM
SCHEMATICSECTIONSHOWSTHEPLANNINGINSECTION
COUNSELLINGROOMISDESIGNED INWAYWHERETHEGROUND FLOORISCOMPLETELY LANDSCAPEDANDTHEPATIENT CLIMBTOA22MHEIGHTTOGIVE ASENSEOFPRIVACY
COUNSELLINGUNITSONEITHERSIDEWITHA CENTRALSTAIRCASEWITHGLAZINGOVERSEEING ATREE
ADMINBLOCK–250SQM THERAPYROOMS–600SQM MULTIFUNCTIONALSPACE–400SQM ACCOMODATION-150SQM TRAININGSPACE-200SQM AUDITORIUM–500SQM
DININGKITCHEN–700SQM PANTRY200SQM PRAYERROOM–300SQM
FAMILYINTERVIEWROOMS–150 SQM
SEMINARHALL–100SQM
RESERACHANDDEVELOPMENT DOCTORSOFFICE–400SQM COUNSELLINGROOMS–300SQM MAINOFFICEFORAWARENESS CENTER-1000SQM
PLAYAREA
OUTDOORCOUNSELLINGSPACES CAFERTERIA–400SQM
SITEAREA–4ACRES(16187sqm) BUILTUP–6000SQM
ADMINISTRATIONBLOCK–250SQM
WASHROOMS–20SQM
KITCHENANDDINING-450SQM
LOBBYANDRECEPTIONFORRESEARCHBLOCK-100SQM
PRAYERHALL-300SQM
THERAPYANDEXERCISINGSPACES-600SQM
OAT–400SQM
ACCOMODATION–300SQM
HELPDESK–35SQM
WASHROOMS–20SQM
COUNSELLINGROOMS–25SQMEACH
PANTRYANDDINING–40SQM
DOCTORSCONSULTATIONROOM–65SQM
EMERGENCYBEDAREA–40SQM
BRIDGESCONNECTINGTOCOUNSELLINGROOM
COUNSELLINGSPACE-40SQM
MULTIFUNCTIONALSPACE-330SQM
SINCETHEREISAHARSH
SUNLIGHTFROMTHESOUTH FACADEWHICHISTOBE MINIMALIZEDANDHENCE CREATINGAFOLDEDPLATE BRICKJAALIWORKMAKINGTHE BUILDINGMORECLIMATIC RESISTANT