Conclusion Rituals form an intrinsic part of our lives and regardless of their intent or reasoning, they are known to have a positive impact on our body and mind. This thesis capitalizes on that aspect by designing spaces that bring users together through culture, which binds all. The commemoration of the culture is inspired by existing rich, ritualized heritage, history and culture of Madurai. The host structure built in the midst of culturally vibrant era and town now stands in sans cultural and sans ritualized context. The new adaptive reuse design revitalizes the vibrancy of the building by maintaining its structural and more importantly cultural identity. This project highlights on how the engagement in rituals can be felt beyond the specifics of the activity itself and have a major impact in how we sense and perceive spaces. Architectural experiences can be heightened, and meanings can be provided or revived to contextually lost spaces by incorporating those ritualistic spatial cues which are a marker for what guides the society.
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