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






























