SHRI GIJUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE,INTERIOR DESIGN & FINE ARTS
VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJRATUNIVERSITY-SURAT ACADEMICYEAR-2018
THESISREPORT submitted by S NEHAP E R I W A L SEM-X
in partial fulfillment of the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Thesuccessandfinaloutcome of thisprojectrequiredalot of guidanceandassistancefrommanypeopleandI am extremelyprivileged to havegotthisallalongthecompletion of my project.AllthethingsthatIhavedone is only due to suchsupervisionandassistance.
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The end product of this thesis project would not be possible without all of them. Once again thanks to all the people who were involved in my thesis process including all my friend.
• APART FROM COVID 19, THERE ARE TWO OTHER WORDS WHICH HAVE GAINED EQUAL POPULARITY DURING THIS PANDEMIC-IMMUNITY AND WELLNESS. WITH THE RAPID INCREASE IN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RELYING ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THEIR BODIES AND THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
• COVID-19 IS IMPOSING THREAT BOTH ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SINCE ITS OUTBREAK.
• THIS LED HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN INDIA TAKE A RENEWED INTEREST IN WELLNESS TOURISM. TRAVELLERS ARE SEEKING OUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS RETREATS TO BUILD THEIR IMMUNITY.
• THIS CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE DUE TO PANDEMIC SITUATION HAS BOUGHT A HUGE IMPACT IN PEOPLE'S MIND NOT ONLY IN COUNTRY BUT WHOLE AROUND. THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN MENTAL ,PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL , SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL HAS LED TO INCREASE IN MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG A PERSON. CAUSES: AN IMBALANACE IN VARIOUS FACTORS AFFECTS THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSON.
HENCE A INTRODUCTION OF WELLNESS CENTER WHICH IS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT OFFERS HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE BODY AND MIND. IT IS THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIVING AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES AND ILLNESSES AND PROVIDES RELAXATION FROM STRESS.
A WELLNESS CENTER IS AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE HEALING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE MIND AND BODY. THEY OFFER CONVENTIONAL AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES.
IT IS TO REFLECT AND AWARE PEOPLE ABOUT AGE-OLD TRADITIONS AND VALUES WHICH INCLUDE THE ACCEPTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF HEALTH AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PREVENTIVE CARE. IT A PLACEAN ESCAPE FROM THE FRENZIED HOSPITAL ATMOSPHERE, A HOME OF SILENT REFLECTION TO REGAIN A SENSE OF PEACE. THE CHALLENGE IS TO DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALING IN THE 21ST CENTURY, FOCUSING ON A PREVENTIVE, PROACTIVE AND HOLISTIC APPROACH, A SOLUTION THAT INCORPORATES SERVICE INTEGRATION, COST EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY AND INCREASED EASE OF USE.
A CORE OF HEALTHY HUMAN IS COMPRISED OF FOUR ELEMENTS : MENTAL HEALTH –ITS COMPRISED OF MIND AND THOUGHTS ,IT’S THE WAY WE THINK AND RESPOND. PHYSICAL HEALTH– BEST PHYSICAL HEALTH OCCURS WHEN OUR BODIES ARE FUNCTIONING AT THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. IT’S THE HUMAN BODY. THIS RESULTS FROM HEALTHY HABITS SUCH AS GOOD NUTRITION, AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, REGULAR SLEEP PATTERN,ETC.
EMOTIONAL HEALTH - INVOLVES AROUND THE WAY WE FEEL I.E. THE EMOTIONAL SELF.
SPIRITUAL HEALTH– SPIRITUAL WHOLENESS IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO GOOD HEALTH, IT BRINGS HARMONY, FOCUS, DIRECTION, AND BALANCE TO OUR LIVES.IT DEALS WITH CONNECTION OF ONE WITH ONE SELF .
IT IS A PLACE YOU CAN GO FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SPIRITUALACTIVITIES.
IT OFFERS THE CONTINUED PRESENCE AND GUIDANCE OF WELLNESS EXPERTS THROUGH A FOCUSED PROGRAMME
TREATMENTS LIKE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THAT INCLUDES AYURVEDA ,NATUROPATHY,YOGA AND MEDITATION ARE SOME METHODS TO BALANCE THIS DOSHAS IN OUR BODY.
WELLNESS TOURISM IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE RAPIDLY GROWING PRACTICE OF TRAVELLING ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS TO SEEK WELLNESS & MEDICAL SERVICES. INDIA ATTRACTS PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AIM:
INDIA’S WELLNESS OFFERINGS INCLUDE YOGA, MEDITATION AND AYURVEDA, THESE THINGS ARE REALLY RESONATING WITH PEOPLE. PEOPLE IN THE WEST HAVE ALOT OF INTEREST IN THE INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE SUCH AS AYURVEDA AND YOGA. YOGA & MEDITATION HELPS PEOPLE TODETOXIFY THEMSELVES AND BE IN A STATE OF MINDFULNESS. VISITORS COMING TO INDIA FOR WELLNESS-BASED TRIPS, OFTENSPEND A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME VISITING HERE, LEARNING ABOUT THE ANCIENT ARTS OF YOGAAND MEDITATION, AS WELL AS AYURVEDA. THUS, IT IS PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A GOOD AMOUNT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE. HENCE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING A PUSH FOR SUCH PROGRAMMES PROMOTING WELLNESS IN INDIA.
PURPOSE OF WELLNESS TOURISM
• TO DESIGN A WELLNESS CENTER THAT IS A SPACE FOR WELL BEING HAVING AN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT WHERE PHYSICAL(OBESSITY,NUMBNESS AND MENTAL HEALING TAKES PLACE.
• TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING ON HOW HEALING ELEMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY NATURE AND HOW ARCHITECTURE SPACES COULD HELP IN WELLNESS .
OBJECTIVE:
PROPOSAL: GUJARAT GOVERNMENT
PROPOSED WELLNESS CENTRE FACILITIES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
PROJECT FUNDED BY: GOVERNMENT
TOURISM AND FOREST DEPARTMENT
SPIRITUAL NEEDS
• TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALING THROUGH NATURE, HUMAN SENSES AND ARCHITECTURE.
• TO CREATE A HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENT THAT RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN MIND AND BODY.
• TO DESIGN A CENTRE THAT CONNECTS PERSON WITH NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE.
• TO EXPLORE IN DESIGN HOW AN ENIVORNMENT AND SURROUNFING HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE HUMAN.
BEAUTY TREATMENTS
INTERVENTION:
HEALTHY DIET AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
RELAXATION AND STRESS RELIEF
• ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT HAS POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE ONE’S WELL-BEING BY GENERATING ATMOSPHERE THAT INTERACT WITH HUMAN SENSES AND TRIGGER AN EMOTION INSIDE THEM.
• A HUMAN BEING CAN RELATE THOSE THROUGH FIVE SENSES -SENSE , TOUCH ,HEAR, TASTE AND SMELL , RELATING WITH ELEMENTS OF NATURE THAT IS AIR ,WATER, EARTH , ETHER AND FIRE CAN HELP CREATE A HEALING SPACE THROUGH ARCHITECTURE
METHODOLOGY:
• THE STUDY IS RELATED STRICTLY TO DESIGNING OF WELLNESS RELATING ARCHITECTURE OF THERAPHY SPACES NOT DETAIL STUDY OF THERAPHIES ,ITS STRICTLY RELATED TO CREATION OF SPACES AND ITS IMPACT ON USERS NOT DESIGING OF WHOLE THERPHY.
USER GROUP:
• ALL THOSE IN NEED OF HEALING WHETHER ITS MENTAL OR PHYSICAL COULD COME.
• ALL THOSE WHO LIKE TO MEDITATE
• PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOME ILLNESS.
• PEOPLE THOSE ARE IN NEED TO REJUVANTE FROM THERE STRESS FULL LIFE .
• PEOPLE WHO IS LOOKINGFOR RELAXATION
MUD TREATMENT HAS BECOME VERY POPULAR BECAUSE OF SEVERAL REASONS SUCH AS DETOXIFYING SKIN, BLOOD CIRCULATION , PURIFYING SKIN AND ANTI-AGING TREATMENT. MUD PACKS: CLAY TAKEN FROM THE EARTH IS MIXED WITH WARM WATER SO THAT IT BECOMES A SMOOTH PASTE. IT IS ALLOWED TO COOL, AND THEN SPREAD OR STRIP OF CLOTH. THE SIZE OF THE CLOTH DEPENDS ON WHICH PART OF THE BODY 1 MUD PACK IS TO BE APPLIED. THE CLOTH COVERED WITH MUD IS PLACED ON 1 PART OF THE BODY WHICH IS TO BE TREATED. IT IS THEN COVERED WITH SO PROTECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MUD PACK IS REMOVED AFTER 10 TO 30 MINUTE. Ê MUD BATHS: MUD BATH COVERS THE WHOLE BODY. CLAY IS MIXED WITH SO THAT A SMOOTH PASTE IS FORMED. THE CLAY IS SPREAD ON A HUGE CLOTH. THE CLOTH IS THEN WRAPPED AROUND THE BODY. ANOTHER WAY TO HAVE A MUD BATH IS TO JUST COVER YOURSELF DIRECTLY WITH THE CLAY.
• YOGA
YOGA AND EXERCISE FOSTER HEALTHY BLOOD CIRCULATION, MUSCLE TONE AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH WHICH ARE VITAL INGREDIENTS FOR GOOD HEALTH. THEY FORTIFY THE SPINAL CORD, REGULATE ENDOCRINE SECRETIONS, AND BALANCE THE BODY AND MIND. YOGIC PRACTICES IMPROVE RESISTANCE AND PURIFY THE BLOOD.
MEDITATIONS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO CLEANSE, BALANCE, SETUP HARMONY & REACH UP TO THE ROOT CAUSE AND ERADICATE IT.
• MASSAGE THERAPY :
APPROPRIATELY PRESCRIBED MASSAGE AND BODYWORK CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL IN THE HEALING PROCESS. STIMULATING BLOOD CIRCULATION, INCREASING MUSCLE TONE, AND PROMOTING OVER ALL RELAXATION ARE JUST A FEW OF THE BENEFITS.
❑ MAKE SURE THE ROOM IS COMFORTABLE
❑ LIGHT SOME CANDLES.
❑ PLAY SOOTHING MUSIC
❑ USE A MASSAGE OIL.
❑ HAVE PLENTY OF TOWELS ON HAND.
HYDROTHERAPY IS A GENERAL TERM FOR A GROUP OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT THAT USE WATER FOR THE RELIEF OF VARIOUS DISEASES OR INJURIES, OR FOR CLEANSING THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. THE USE OF HYDROTHERAPY HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A FORM OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IN CLASSICAL TIMES THE ROMANS AND GREEKS FOUNDS SOURCE OF WATER THAT WERE CONSIDERED TO HAVE HEALING PROPERTIES.
SOME OF THESE TREATMENTS INCLUDE:
a. HIP BATH
b. HOT FOOT BATH
c. SPINAL BATH
d. HYDROTHERAPY IS THE USE OF WATER TO REVITALIZE, MAINTAIN, AND RESTORE HEALTH. HYDROTHERAPY TREATMENTS INCLUDE SAUNAS, STEAM BATHS, FOOT BATHS, ETC.
ACUPRESSURE AND REFLEXOLOGY ENERGIZE THE NERVE CENTERS, AS WELL AS IMPROVE AND BALANCE THE FUNCTIONING OF VARIOUS GLANDS AND ORGANS. REFLEXOLOGY EFFECTIVELY TREATS STRESS-RELATED AILMENTS, REDUCES PAIN AND REVITALIZES INTERNAL ORGANS. IT IS ALSO USED TO TREAT COMMON DISORDERS SUCH AS BACK PAIN, DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, MIGRAINES, ETC.
AN ANCIENT AND WIDELY PROVEN METHOD OF ACTIVATING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MAJOR ORGANS BY THE INSERTION OF FINE, DISPOSABLE NEEDLES IN SPECIFIC POINTS OF THE BODY TO BALANCE THE BODY'S NATURAL HARMONY.
ALSO USED FOR PAIN IN OTHER PARTS OF BODY.
• PANCHAKARMA
IS ASANSKRITWORDTHATMEANS “FIVEACTIONS” OR “FIVETREATMENTS”. THIS IS APROCESSUSED TO CLEANTHEBODY OF TOXICMATERIALSLEFT BY DISEASE,POORNUTRITION AND ENVIRONMENTALTOXINS.NORMALLYTHE BODYHASTHEINNATEABILITY TO EFFICIENTLYPROCESSANDREMOVE THESEWASTEMATERIALS,INCLUDINGTHEVITIATED DOSHAS.
PANCHAKARMA IS AYURVEDICDETOXIFICATIONTREATMENT. PANCH LITERALLYMEANS(FIVE) AND KARMAMEANS(THERAPEUTICPROCESSES) PANCHAKARMAHASTHREESTEPS.KNOWN AS POORVAKARMA, PRADHANKARMAAND PASCHATKARMA
THEFIVETRADITIONALTHERAPIES OF PANCHAKARMAARE:
➢ BASTI = HERBALIZED OILENEMAS
➢ NASYA = NASALIRRIGATION
➢ VAMANA = THERAPEUTICVOMITING
➢ VIRECHANA = PURGATION
➢ RAKTAMOKSHANA = BLOODLETTING
LOCATION:
THE SITE LOCATED FAR FROM CITY, IN AHMEDABAD -MEHSANA HIGHWAY.
SITE AREA:
26126SQ.M
BUILT UP: 5526 SQ.M
NO.OF USER PER MONTH : 75-80 SHANKUS NATURAL HEALTH CENTRE IS AN INSTITUTE FOR YOGA & NATUROPATHY AAYURVEDIC RECOGNIZED BY GOVT. OF INDIA & AHMEDABAD GOVT.
IT IS A WELL-EQUIPPED NATUROPATHIC AND AYURVEDIC CENTRE HAVING ALL MODERN TREATMENT FACILITIES, IN LUSH GREEN AREA WITH A.C. ROOMS .THIS IS A DRUG-FREE CENTRE, PROVIDING ALL TREATMENT BY WAY OF YOGA OR NATUROPATHY. THE BEAUTIFUL, CALM AND SERENE ATMOSPHERE HELPS THE CLIENTS TO RELAX AND REJUVENATE THEMSELVES.
CIRCULATION : THE CIRCULATION IS LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE DIRECTION, WHICH CREATES SIMPLE PATHS & IS EASY IN MOVEMENT.
DESIGN APPROACH:
THE ARCHITECT HAS USED SYMMETRICAL PLAN WITH COURTYARDS AND OPEN SPACES. SLOPPING ROOF GIVEN FOR ITS TRADITIONAL LOOK. FLAT GUTTER AND ALSO THEY HAVE USED VAULT IN THERAPY AREA.
ALL THE STRUCTURES ARE SINGLE STOREY AND WELL CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER. IT IS BELIEVED BY THE ARCHITECT THAT SINGLE STOREY STRUCTURE HELPS US TO CONNECT WITH EARTH AND ALSO ESTABLISHES CONTACT WITH IT.
MATERIALS :
• R.C.C. & STONE CONSTRUCTION WITH MANGLORE TILES USED FOR SLOPING ROOF.
• MARBLE IS USED IN MAIN CORRIDOR AREA & TILES ARE USED IN TREATMENT AREA
MEDITATION HALL IS PLACED ON UPPER LEVEL SO THAT THERE IS PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT AND VISITORS CAN CONNECT TONATURE
WATER BODY AROUND CORRIDOR TO RESIDENTIAL ROOMS CREATING COOL ATMOSPHERE AND BRINGING CALMNESS TO VISITORS BEFORE AND AFTERTHERAPY
• LOCATION - BENGALURU, KARNATAKA
• ARCHITECTS - THE PURPLE INK STUDIO
• AREA - 1858 SQ.M.
• TOTAL SITE AREA - 75000 SQ.M.
• PROJECT YEAR - 2016
DESIGNED AS A „RETREAT WITHIN RETREAT‟,THE 1858 SQ.M. SPA BLOCK IS A NEW „INSERT’ AT A WELL-KNOWN YOGARETREAT IN INDIA THAT OFFERS SPECTACULAR LAYERS OF SPACES ANDEXPERIENCES.
ARCHITECTURAL IDEOLOGY:
THE DESIGN WAS PLANNED AS A SUSTAINABLE MODEL, FOCUSING STRONGLY ON THE CONNECT OF MAN IN THE REALM OF NATURE.
DESIGN APPROACH:
THE SPA BLOCK:
THE SPA BLOCK IS SEEN AS A SEMI-DETACHED SEQUENCE THAT UTILIZES THE ADAPTIVE APPROACH WITH EACH UNIT FITTED TO THE PURPOSE IT SERVES. EACH SPA ROOM (MEASURING UPTO 600 SQFT) IS POSITIONED TO OFFER SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE SITE / SURROUNDINGS, WHILST CONCEALING THE GUESTS FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH LOCAL EXPOSED BRICK JAALI WORKS AS THE SHELL.
MATERIAL :
THE MATERIAL CHOOSEN IS SO THAT THE ENTIRE FEEL IS ORGANIC WITH NATURAL LIGHT WASHING THE EXPOSED WALLS AND CEILINGS WITH A SPECTACULAR PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOWS. THE SPACES ARE FURTHER HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRONG DESIGN LANGUAGE OF HAND CRAFTED JAALI SCREENS, SOLID WOOD DOORS AND OPENINGS WHICH MERGE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIORS.EXPOSED CONCRETE SO AS TO MERGE WITH SURROUNDING.
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• LOCATION- AUROVILLE ,INDIA
• ARCHITECT - AR.POPPO PINGEL & AR.MONA DOCTOR
• BUILT UP AREA – 1800SQ.M.
• TOTAL SITE AREA– 1100SQ.M.
• PROJECT YEAR - 1993
• SITE DESCRIPTION - LOCATED IN BANKS OF BAY OF BENGAL
• CLIMATE - WARM AND HUMID CLIMATE
• HEALING WORK AT QUIET IS BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HUMAN BEING IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A SPIRITUAL BEING SEEKING TO EXPRESS ITS TRUE SELF THROUGH ITS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ‘BODIES’ OR INSTRUMENTS
ARCHITECT’S IDEOLOGY:
HE WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, BAUBIOLOGICAL* AND SENSORY ISSUES PLUS PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCERNS IN ARCHITECTURE. THESE INCLUDED HEALTH HAZARDS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MATERIALS, ELECTRO-SMOG, THE BLIND USE OF INDUSTRIAL SYNTHETIC BUILDING PRODUCTS MONOTONOUSLY APPLIED, AND THE WASTE AND MISUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
THERAPY ROOMS MEETING THE SANDY BEACHSCAPE MEANDERING AROUND THEBUILDING RAISED PLATFORM AROUND THERAPY ROOMS CREATES FLOATING EFFECT , MERGING BUILDING WITH CONTEXT
ACCOMMODATION WITH AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, COMFORTABLY DESIGNED DOUBLE ROOMS IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY AT THE QUIET HEALING CENTER WHILE TAKING TREATMENTS AND ALSO TO STAY FOR JUST TO RETREAT.
APARTMENT BUILDING WITH KITCHENETTE FOR VISITING THERAPISTS OR CONVALESCING PATIENTS ARE PLACED FACING EAST DIRECTION WHICH GIVES SEA VIEWS AND ALLOWS NATURAL LIGHT TO PENETRATE IN BUILDING FROM LARGEOPENINGS. APARTMENTS PLANNED IN LINEAR FORM DIFFERENT FROM HEALINGCENTRE.
COOL AIR ENTER FROM BOTTOM AND HOT AIR EXITS FROM TOP KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE COOL FOR MEDITATION AND YOGA CROSS VENTILATION THROUGH DOUBLE CEILING ANDDOMES
SITE CIRCULATION
SINGLE ENTRY USED BY THE VISITORS, STAFF AND OTHER SERVICE VEHICLES.
VEHICULAR CIRCULAR INSIDE THE SIDE IS RESTRICTED TO REDUCE THE NOISE LEVEL INSIDE THE BUILDING, AND ALSO TO BRING IN THE IDEA OF TRANQUIL WHILE ENTERING.
BECAUSE OF THE SINGLE ENTRY POINT CHAOS IS HAPPENING AT THE JUNCTIONS POINTED AS CRITICAL NODES.
THE UNPLANNED SERVICE VEHICULAR CIRCULATION IS CREATING A CHAOS IN THE SITE BY INTERRUPTING THE PEDESTRIANMOVEMENT.
MATERIAL CONSIDERATION:
THE HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE ON SITE COMPELLED THE ARCHITECT TO USE MATERIALS THAT WOULD RESIST DAMPNESS.
PORUS MATERIALS -BRICKS LOCALLY AVAILABLE, LIME MORTAR , NATURAL SANDSTONE USED FOR FLOORING
INDIGENOUS PLANTS AND LOCAL ROCKS USED FOR LANDSCAPE
• LOCATION -SITUATED IN KACHCHH ON INDIA'S WEST COAST, NAVJIVAN RESTS 34KM FROM BHUJ AND 22KM FROM MANDVI.
• AREA : SPREAD ACROSS 14 ACRES LAND
• CLIMATE : HOT IN SUMMERS,MODERATE IN MONSOON,COOL IN WINTERS.
• THE NAVJIVAN CEMTRE IS SO ISOLATED FROM CITY,IT IS SITUATED IN VILLAGE AREA,ITS BENIFIT FOR CENTRE BECAUSE THEIR ATMOSPHERE IS WELL MAINTAINED.THE CENTRE IS SPREAD ACROSS 14 ACRES OF LAND, OFFERING A BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE LUSH LANDSCAPES OUTSIDE THE CROWDEDCITYLIMITS.
• IN ADDITION TO THE 100ACRES THAT THE CENTRE OCCUPIES IN FARMLAND.
• WHERE ORGANIC CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL HERBS, VEGETABLE SAND FRUITS SUCH
DESIGN CONSIDERATION:
IT IS BUILT ON A COMPARATIVELY MORE CONTOURED SITE AND BUILDINGS ARE PLACED AT SPECIAL ANGLES FOLLOWING THE NATURAL LIGHT AND AIR DIRECTIONS AND EARTH’S ENERGY FIELDS. INTRODUCING THE CONTOURS HAS TWO FOLD ADVANTAGES. THE MICRO CLIMATE GETS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED DUE TO SMALL DRAFTS OF WIND GETTING CREATED AND MAKING ATMOSPHERE COOLER THAN THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
THE IMMEDIATE PERCEPTION OF SITE ARE A ALSO GETS INCREASED DUE TO LIMITED FRAMED VISTAS AND THUS THE SITE APPEARS MUCH BIGGER IN CIRCULATION THAN ACTUAL ENHANCING THE OVER ALL EXPERIENCE OF MOVING AROUND THE SITE.
THE DESIGN OF CENTRE IS BASED ON TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE. THE COURTYARD CONCEPT,AND CIRCULATION IS LIKE A STREET PATTERN .THE CENTRE’S ALL ACTIVITIES PART OF COURTYARDS,AND COURTYARD CREATES CLEAN ENVIRONMENT ,GIVE THE COOL AND FRESH BREEZES .BHUJ’S CLIMATE IS HOT SO THE LAND THE SITE IS GRADUALLY CONTOURED.THE HIGHEST POINT OF CONTOURED RECEPTION AND DOCTOR’S CABIN IS LOCATED.ALL ACTIVITIES OPENS UP INTO THE COURTYARD WHICH IS MAKE THE COOL BREZEE TO INSIDE AREA AND WHICH IS ALSO ALLOW THE NATURAL LIGHT DUE TO THE OPEN COURTYARD.
THE COTTAGES ARE PLACED ON SPECIAL ANGLE WITH SURROUNDING GREEN SPACE.
ALL BUILTMASSES MURGE WITH LANDSCAPING.
PROGRAM AND INTERELATIONSHIP OF ACTIVITIES
ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT SPACES: ACCOMODATION BLOCK:
1.SPECIOUS STANDARD ROOMS -A.C AND NON A.C
2.SPECIAL DELUXE ROOMS -A.C AND NON A.C
3.SPECIAL COTTAGE FOR SANT
4.SPECIAL COTTAGES FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE
4.DORMITORIES
5.STAFF QUARTER FOR STAFF
6.RESIDENTIAL BUNGALOW FOR DOCTOR.
ADMINISTRATION BLOCK
THE OPEN AND BUILT SPACE ARE KEPT ALTERNATELY SO THAT THERE ARE MORE BREATHING SPACE CREATED TO MAINTAIN THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE BUILT FORMS ARE G STRUCTURE.BETWEEN THE BUILT MASSES THERE ARE COURTYARD WHICH IS ALLOW THE NATURAL LIGHT. AUDIO/VISUAL ROOM ALSO USE AS INTERACTION SPACE.THE GUEST ARE GATHER HERE FROM THEIR FREE TIME OF WHOLE SCHEDULE.THEY ENJOYED HERE TO WATCH T.V.
THERAPY BLOCK
THE THERAPY JUNCTION DIVIDE INTO THREE PART ,MALE AND FEMALE SECTION AND SPECIAL THERAPY SECTION.THESE JUNCTION USED AS A INTERACTION SPACE AND GATHERING SPCE.
THE SPECIAL TREATMENT SECTION PROVIDE THE GYM,FOOT REFLEX THERAPY,PHYSIO THERAPY,ACCUPRESSURE,SAUNA
• USES OF COURTYARD IN DESIGN.
• CENTRALISED ORGANISATION PLANNING.
PRISM FORM TO CAPTURE MAXIUM SUNLIGHT FOR YOGA AND MEDITATION
• VOLUMETRIC PLAY OF SPACES SO AS TO INHERENT CONNECTION WITH EARTH.
• MATERIAL SUCH AS ASWOOD RCC IS USED AND ROOF IS SLOPPING TO GIVE TRADITIONAL LOOK.
• USE OF LANDSCAPE AS AN ELEMENT.
• RESPONSE TO SITE AND CONTEXT.
• OUTDOOR INDOOR CONNECTION MADE THROUGH DESIGN.
VISUAL PRIVACY FOR SOME ACTIVITES BY SUNKING IN THE GROUND
• USE OF TRADITIONAL AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL, AS ONE OF THE MAIN CRITERIA.
• DESIGN BUILT IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE.
• OUTDOOR INDOOR CONNECTION MADE THROUGH DESIGN.
DOUBLE HEIGHT CEILING AND DOMES TO ALLOW MAXIMUM COOL AIR AND SUNLIGHT IN YOGA HALL SO AS TO REGULATE TEMPRATURE
• USE OF TRADITIONAL AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL AS BRICKS ,LIME MORTAR AND SANDSTONE FOR FLOORING AND CLAY MOSAIC IN ROOFS OF THERAPY FOR INSULATION AGAINST HEAT.
• BUILDINGS ARE PLACED AT SPECIAL ANGLES FOLLOWING THE NATURAL LIGHT AND AIR DIRECTIONS AND EARTH’S ENERGY FIELDS.
PLAY OF VISION AND COURTYARD IN CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW MAXIUM SUNLIGHT AND VIEW
• BASED ON TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE. THE COURTYARD CONCEPT,AND CIRCULATION IS LIKE A STREET PATTERN.
• ALL BUILT MASSES PLACED SUCH THAT IT MURGE WITH LANDSCAPING.
• MATERIAL SUCH AS ASWOOD RCC IS USED
SEM:X
PROPOSAL:
GUJARAT GOVERNMENT PROPOSED WELLNESS CENTER FACILITIES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
WELLNESS TOURISM IN GUJARAT IN THE RECENT YEARS HAS EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL HIKE, ALL THANKS TO THE VARIOUS NATUROPATHY TREATMENT CENTRES THAT OFTEN COMBINE THE BENEFITS OF YOGA AND MEDITATION FOR COMPLETE HEALTH BENEFITS.
RELAX, REJUVENATE AND REVIVE-THESE ARE THE THREE KEY MANTRAS OF WELLNESS CENTER IN GUJARAT.
ON THE BASIS OF CONNECTIVITY AND THE PROSPECTS THE REGION OFFERS, FEW LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PROSPECTIVE RETREATS. 1.SAPUTARA 2.POLO FOREST 3.NAL SAROVAR 4.NARMADA DISTRICT.
WHY NARMADA ,ZARWANI
FROM ALL 4 SITES, NARMADA HAS ITS OWN BENEFITS. WE CAN REACH EASILY BY FOUR DIFFERENT MODES-ROADWAY, RAILWAYS, AIRWAYS AND VIA THE PORT.
1. BECAUSE OF “STATUE OF UNITY” ROAD NETWORKS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND WELL MAINTAINED BY THE GUJARAT GOVERNMENT.
2. LESS POPULATION -NO POLLUTION
3. LESS USE OF VEHICLES – NO TRAFFIC ISSUES.
SITE IS LOCATED AT ADJACENT TO NARMADA RIVER, NEAR THAVADIYA IN NARMADA DISTRICT.
ZARWANI IS A BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE IN SCENIC NARMADA’S DISTRICT OF GARUDESHWAR TALUKA IN BETWEEN THE LUSH GREEN MOUNTAINS , WATER STREAMS AND WATER FALLS.
• DISTRICT: ZARWANI VILLAGE,NARMADA DISTRICT.
• LOCATION :IT IS 28 KMS FROM RAJPIPLA TOWARDS KEVADIA COLONY AT THE NARMADA DAM SITE. IT IS 7 KMS FROM THE THAWADIA CHECKPOST
SITE PARAMETERS:
• A SITE THAT HAS A GREAT SERENE TOUCH,WITH WILDERNESS AND GREENERY IN TOUCH.
• SHOULD BE AT OUTSKIRTS OF CITY SO AS IT IS LESS POLLUTED
• SHOULD BE IN PRESENCE OF NATURAL WATERBODY.
• HAVE BASIC AMENITIES NEAR BY.
• PREFERABLY NEAR TOURIST ATTRACTION SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT FACILITY AND COULD COME VISIT.
• THE SITE SHOULD BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND APPROAHABLE
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AVERAGE FOOTFALL PER YEAR PER MONTH IS APPROC IN 20.00/000 SINCE 2016.
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NARMADA DISTRICT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT IN INDIA. THE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED AT RAJPIPLA.
THE DISTRICT IS BOUNDED BY VADODARA DISTRICT IN THE NORTH, BY MAHARASHTRA STATE IN THE EAST, BY TAPI DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH AND BY BHARUCH DISTRICT IN THE WEST. THE DISTRICT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 2,755 KM² AND HAS A POPULATION OF 5,90,379 (AS OF 2011). IT WAS 10.44% URBAN AS OF 2011.
LOCATION:
SITE IS LOCATED NEAR ZARWANI WATERFALLS
BESIDES ECO CAMPSITE
VILLAGE :ZARWANI
SUBDISTRICT: RAJPIPLA
DISTRICT: NARMADA
SITE IS 28 KM AWAY FROM RAJPIPLA BUS DTATION.
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE :
RAINFALL: 1100 MM
WEATHER : AVG. 32-42 INCHES
SITE ELEVATION:218 M
SITE GEOGRAPGY IS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAIN LINE.
SITE OWNERSHIP:
GOVERNMENT OWNED LAND
SITE AREA: 22,000 SQ M.
NATURALLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL: STONE,BRICKS , MUD ,TIMBER,AND BAMBOO
FLORA: TOTAL TREES APPROX 439 5 TYPES OF EXISTING TREES ARE -NEEM -KHAKRA -SHEESHAM -SAADAR
FAUNA: -PARROT -OWL -PEACOCK
CONNECTIVITY
NATURAL DRAINAGE
VIEWS FROM SITE
APPROCH
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NATURE IS MADE OF 5 MAJOR ENERGY ALSO KNOWN AS ELEMENTS ,THIS IS REFLECTED IN VARIOUS LIVING BEINGS .
HUMAN BODY IS ALSO THE PRODUCT OF THESE 5 ELEMENTS IN DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS,72% WATER, 12% EARTH, 6% AIR, 4% FIRE AND THE REST IS ETHER.
ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA THE FIVE ELEMENTS ARE PRESENT IN ALL MATTER, IN VARIOUS PROPORTIONS AND THESE FIVE ELEMENTS COMPOSE EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE INCLUDING HUMANS. OUR BODY COMPRISES THE SAME FIVE ELEMENTS IN THE FORM OF THE FIVE SENSES.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FIVE ELEMENTS IN AYURVEDA:
- ETHER ‘AKASHA’ – ALL ENCLOSING, OMNIPRESENCE (EAR)
- FIRE ‘AGNI’ – TRANSFORMATION AND METABOLISM (EYE)
- EARTH ‘PRITHVI’ – STRUCTURE AND SOLIDITY (NOSE)
- WATER ‘JALA’ – FLOW AND LIQUIDITY (TONGUE)
AIR ‘VATU’ – MOVEMENT AND NOURISHMENT (SKIN)
THE IMABALANCE IN THESE ENERGY CAUSES MENTAL , PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
WATER, WHEN INTEGRATED WITH ARCHITECTURE, CAN MAJORLY ENHANCE THE SENSORY EXPERIENCE. IT HAS THE POWER TO DELIVER DIFFERENT SOUNDS THAT TRIGGER DIFFERENT EMOTIONS DEPENDING ON ITS SPEED AND INTENSITY, FOR INSTANCE, WATER WITH A HIGH SPEED FLOW DELIVERS THE SENSE OF EXCITEMENT, WHILE ITS LOW SPEED BRINGS A CALMINGSENSATION.
TAKING CONTOUR INTO CONSIDERATION
ORIENTATION OF BUILDING ACCORDING TO NORTH SOUTH
STRESS IS MINIMIZED WHEN BUILDING USER UNDERSTANDS HOW TO USESPACE AND PROVIDING UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS AT AL.
USE OF LOCAL AVAILABLE MATERIAL,
ENHANCING VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE REGION BRICK ,MUD AND BAMBOO ARE LOCALLYAVAILABL AND CLUSTER PLANNING
INCORPORATING ALL THIS INTO DESIGN WOULD BRING NATURAL CALMING EFFECT ONPEOPLE
ZONING OF SPACES ACCORDING TO PROXIMITY AND USAGE
WATER BODY LANDSCAPE
BUILT UP
INTERCONNECTIVTY WITH BUILTUP AND COURTYARD ZONE
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN PLACED KEEPING IN MIND THE SUN PATH . VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN TRIED TO INCORPOTE INSIDE THE PROJECT . CREATION OF COURTYARD AT VARIOUS STAGES WITH THE PLAY OF WATER TO KEEP THE BALANCE OF MICRO CLIMATE
ADMINISTRATION
ACCOMODATIONS
DOCTOR’S CABIN AND FOOT OVER BRIDGE
Lily pond
CENTRAL PLAZZA
THERAPY AREAA
YOGA PAVILLION AND AROMA GARDEN
HEALING GARDEN
HEALING GARDEN
FOOT OVER BRIDGE AMPHITHEATRE