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NATURE CURE HOSPITAL

K.RAVALI
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SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

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NATURE CURE HOSPITAL

Submitted For the Award of the Degree Of

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
AWARDED BY
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
For the year 2017-2018

BY

K.RAVALI
14041AA046

Under the Guidance of

PROF. MRS. GOWRI

SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

86, Madhapur, Hi-Tech City Road, Hyderabad 500 033
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AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY

SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

86, Madhapur, Hi-Tech City Road, Hyderabad 500 033

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this design thesis entitled NATURE CURE HOSPITAL
carried out by Miss K.RAVALI, Roll No. 14041AA046, currently in fourth
year B.Arch. during the academic year 2017-2018 in partial fulfillment for the
award of the Degree of Bachelors in Architecture from Jawaharlal Nehru
Architecture and Fine Arts University is a record of bonafide work to the best
of our knowledge and may be placed before the examination board for their
consideration.

Thesis Guide Thesis Coordinator

Prof.GowrI Prof.Kamini Singh

External Examiner Principal

_________________ Prof. M.Kalpana

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I,K.RAVALI,(14041AA046), DEDICATE MY PROJECT ON

NATURE CURE HOSPITAL TO MY MOM WHO SUPPORTED ME
AND ENCOURAGED ME IN EVERY STEP OF MY LIFE. TO MY
UNCLE - THANK YOU FOR A GREAT CAREER GUIDANCE. I WILL
MAKE YOU PROUD & THANK YOU FOR HAVING FAITH IN ME

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I EXPRESS GREAT APPRECIATION TO THE FACULTY AT
SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE. I ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT
RECIEVED FROM Ms. AR.GOWRI MAM WHOSE GUIDENCE
HELPED ME PREPARE A FINE THESIS PROJECT ON NATURE CURE
HOSPITAL . I ALSO APPRICIATE THE EFFORT OF Ms. KAMINI MAM
AS OUR THESIS CO-ORDINATOR AND THANK HER FOR
ARRANGING MY VIVA, AT ALL STAGES, WITH Mr. ABHISHEK SIR,
TO ALL MY BATCHMATES, THANKS FOR THE
ASSISTANCE RENDERED, INTEREST AND APPRICIATION SHOWN.
REGARDS TO ALL OF YOU AND WISHES FOR A HEALTHY
CAREER AHEAD.
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• INDEX.

• INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS – 6 - 9.

• LITERATURE STUDY – 10- 39.

• DESKTOP STUDIES – 40– 59.

• CASE STUDIES – 60 – 87.

• SITE ANALYSIS 87 - 92

• AREA STATEMENTS – 93 – 95.

• DESIGN GUIDELINES 96 - 97

• BIBILOGRAPHY – 98.

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 INTRODUCTION AND
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INTRODUCTION:

Nature cure is a divine style of living with a wholesome and rational approach to all problems of health
and recovery from disease.
This is a science,which after generations of successive experiments has proved that a rise in the level of
health brings about a fall in the incidence of disease and a fall in level of health aggravates disease.

Nature cure is a device of healing and curing diseases through natural, drugless and the harmless
processes.it attempts to bring human body close to nature. Nature cure simply provides the required
assistance and hence, it is the cheapest treatment without drugs.

Naturopathy is a system of healing stimulating the body’s inherent power to regain health with the help
of five great elements of nature-Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Ether. Naturopathy is a call to “Return to
Nature” and to resort to simple way of living in harmony with the self, society and environment.
Naturopathy provides not only a simple practical approach to the management of diseases, but a firm
theoretical basis which is applicable to all the holistic medical care and by giving attention to the
foundation of health; also offers a more economical frame work for the medicine of future generation.

Though the basic Nature Cure deals only with Pancha Mahabhoota’s, the recent development advocates
the practice of drugless therapies like Massage, Electrotherapy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture and
Acupressure, Magneto therapy etc., Diet plays a major role, above all. History Nature Cure Movement
started in Germany & other western countries with “Water cure” (Hydrotherapy). Water cure was
synonymous with Nature Cure in those early days.

Naturopathic medicine is a system of primary health care that emphasizes optimal wellness and health,
disease prevention, and patient education. While in practice naturopathic physicians treat acute and
chronic conditions, the primary focus of naturopathy is to support the body’s inherent abilities and
empower the patient to make lifestyle changes necessary to maintain optimal health. Through in-depth
history taking, physical examination, and clinical and laboratory optimal, naturopathic physicians
diagnose disease, uncover individual and familial risk factors, and strive to understand the patient as the
totality of body, mind, and spirit.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
 To study the origin ,development and the significance of nature cure as an original and holistic health
care method.

 Through the study of the existing nature cure centers, to understanding the functioning.

 To compare nature cure with popular healthcare systems and to differentiate nature cure as a way of
life rather than a system of treatment
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 To analyse the various approaches in nature cure and to examine the need for adopting these in
healthcare measures, and to co-ordinate them as a system

 To highlight the importance and relevance of nature cure as a drugless health care approach as
different from the drug based modern health care methods.

 To provide accommodation for patients, visitors and staff. To fulfill the need for a nature cure centre.

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AIM:

 To Create a collaborative space connected to nature.

The aim of the nature cure health centre is to made comfort to patients, design according to the
activities.

The aim is to design a hospital which is close to nature and give a diversion to the routine life style,
common drug based treatments.

To provide an ambience in the center that inculcates empathy to wards healthy living and
encourages the patients to explore the benefits of natural living with very little prodding.

NEED FOR THE STUDY:

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SCOPE AND LIMITS OF THE STUDY:

Nature cure is a holistic healthcare method worked out in tune with nature ,which does not seem to
produce adverse side effects ,if properly applied.

. Hence the scope of the study is unlimited .But in nature cure ,different naturopathy's follow different
approaches. Sometimes they seek the assistance of all those approaches Indeed hectic and unwidely.

I want to limit my study to not go deep into the structural detail.

As the project comprises huge requirements and large spaces, it is limited to planning level, sharing
the spaces.

METHODOLOGY:
INTRODU
INTRODUCTION
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CT SYNOPSIS ION

METHODOLOGY

LITERATURE STUDY desktop STUDY case STUDY

DATA COMPARATIVE
BOOK REVIEW ANALYSIS
COLLECTION

CONCLUSIONS

AREA STATEMENTS

selection of site

Site
justification

DESIGN CONCEPT

Preliminary
drawings

Final drawings.

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 METHODS OF NATURE CURE:

 FASTING
Fasting refers to complete abstinence from food for a short or long period for a specific
purpose.The common cause of all diseases is the accumulation of waste and poisonous matter in
the body which results from overeating. The majority of persons eat too much and follow
sedentary occupations which do not permit sufficient and proper exercise for utilisation of this
large quantity of food. This surplus overburdens the digestive and assimulative organs and clogs
up the system with impurities or poisons. Digestion and elimination become slow and the
functional activity of the whole system gets deranged.
The onset of disease is merely the process of ridding the system of these impurities. Every disease
can be healed by only one remedy - by doing just the opposite of what causes it, that is, by
reducing the food intake or fasting.

 THERAPEUTIC BATHS

 COLD COMPRESS:
This is a local application using a cloth which has been wrung out in cold water. The cloth should
be folded into a broad strip and dipped in cold water or ice water. The compress is generally
applied to the head,neck, chest, abdomen and back.

 HEATING COMPRESS
This is a cold compress covered in such a manner as to bring warmth. A heating compress consists of
three or four folds of linen cloth wrung out in cold water which is then covered completely with dry
flannel or blanket to prevent the circulation of air and help accumulation of body heat. It is sometimes
applied for several hours

 HIP BATHS
 COLD HIP BATH
The water temperature should be 100C to 180C. The duration of the bath is usually 10 minutes , but
in specific conditions it may vary from one minute to 30 minutes. If the patient feels cold or is very
weak, a hot foot immersion should be given with the cold hip bath

 HOT HIP BATH

This bath is generally taken for eight to 10 minutes at a water temperature of 400C to 450C. The bath
should start at 400C. The temperature should be gradually increased to 450C. NO friction should be
applied to the abdomen

 NEUTRAL HIP BATH

The temperature of the water should be 320C to 360C. Here too, friction to the
abdomen should be avoided. This bath is generally taken for 20 minutes to an
hour.

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 ALTERNATE HIP BATH

This is also known as revulsive hip bath. The temperature in the hot tub
should be 400C to 450C and in the cold tub 100C to 180C. The patient
should alternately sit in the hot tub for five minutes and then in the cold
tub for three minutes. The duration of the bath is generally 10 to 20
minutes. The head and neck should be kept cold with a cold compress.
The treatment should end with a dash of cold water to the hips.

 SPINAL BATH

The spinal bath is another important form of hydrotherapic treatment. This bath provides a soothing
effect to the spinal column and thereby influences the central nervous system. It is given in a specially
designed tub with its back raised so as to provide proper support to the head. The bath can be
administered at cold, neutral and hot temperatures. The water level in the tub should be an inch and a
half to two inches and the patient should lie in it for three to 10 minutes

 STEAM BATH

Steam bath is one of the most important time-tested water

treatments which induces perspiration in a most natural way. The
patient, clad in minimum loin cloth or underwear, is made to sit
on a stool inside a specially designed cabinet. Before entering the
cabinet, the patient should drink one or two glasses of cold water
and protect the head with a cold towel. The duration of the steam
bath is generally 10 to 20 minutes or until perspiration takes
place. A cold shower should be taken immediately after the bath.

 COLD FOOT BATH

Three to four inches of cold water at a temperature of 7.20C

to 12.70C should be placed in a small tub or bucket. The feet
should be completely immersed in the water for one to five
minutes. Friction should be continuously applied to the feet
during the bath, either by an attendant or by the patient by
rubbing one foot against the other.

 HOT FOOT BATHS

In this method, the patient should keep his or her legs in a tub or bucket
filled with hot water at a temperature of 400C to 450C. Before taking this
bath, a glass of water should be taken and the body should be covered with a
blanket so that no heat or vapour escapes from the foot bath. The head
should be protected with a cold compress. The duration of the bath is
generally from 5 to 20 minutes. The patient should take a cold shower
immediately after the bath.

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 IMMERSION BATHS
 COLD IMMERSION BATH
This may be taken for four seconds to 20 minutes at a temperature ranging from 100C to 23.80C.
Before entering the bath, cold water should be poured on the patient’s head, chest and neck and the
head should be protected with a cold moist towel:
The patient should enter the bath at a temperature of 310C. The water temperature should be lowered
gradually at the rate of 10C per minute until it reaches 250C. The bath should continue until the
patient starts shivering. The graduated bath is intended to avoid nervous shock by sudden plunge into
the cold water. This bath is often administered every three hours in cases of fever.

 NEUTRAL IMMERSION BATH

This bath can be given from 15 to 60 minutes at a
temperature ranging from 260C to 280C. It can be given
for long duration, without any ill-effects, as the water
temperature is akin to the body temperature. The neutral
bath diminishes the pulse rate without modifying
respiration

 HOT IMMERSION BATH

This bath can be taken from two to 15 minutes at a temperature from 36.60C to 400C. Generally this
bath is started at 370C and the temperature is then gradually raised to the required level by adding
hot water. Before entering the bath, the patient should drink cold water and also wet the head, neck
and shoulders with cold water. A cold compress should be applied throughout the treatment

 CURATIVE POWERS OF EARTH

Mud or clay bath is another mode of treatment. It is applied in the same way as packs, but only on a
larger scale on the entire body. In this, mud or clay is first ground and sifted to remove all impurities,
and then made into a smooth paste mixed with hot water. The paste is then spread on a sheet which in
turn is wrapped round the body. One or two blankets are then wrapped over this, depending on the
temperature of the room and that of the pack. A mud bath is followed with a cleansing warm water
bath and a short cold shower.

 THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF MASSAGE

 DIET
Diet plays a vital role in the nature cure regimen,as it believes that you are what you eat and diet is
crucial when it comes to detoxification of the body.The food served here is wholesome and
prescribed by our doctors inspecified quantity as per diseases condition.
The preparations served here are raw,boiled,steamed and baked which are developed and supervised
by our dietcians.The vegetables and fruits used in the diet centre are organically grown in our farm.

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DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR YOGA AND MEDITATION SPACE

Spaces
Although each practice may require specific characteristics, most take place in a large open central
space, accompanied by a set of support rooms.

Main Room
This is the central space of the building where people gather for practice, and generally is a free plan,
flexible and adaptable to different uses. To determine its dimensions, we can use the standard
measures of a yoga mat, which unfolds fully stretched in an area of approximately 1.70 x 60 meters.
It is suggested to leave at least 50 cm between the mats, to allow the free movement of users during
the exercises.

Some of these rooms have a small platform or elevated area where the instructor or guide of the
session is located, and it is good to add shelves or countertops where people can leave their 'tools'
during the class (water bottles, towels, blankets, slippers). Usually, the room has mirrors on one or
more walls, but this depends on the needs and the taste of the client.

Bathrooms / Dressing Rooms

Not all centers include dressing rooms, but if there are resources and space, it is good to add. In
the case adding them in, you can increase the size of the bathrooms allowing dual use. To achieve
this objective and allow the space to be occupied by more than one person at a time, in several
projects toilet area is separated from the sink, that is being associated with a kind of small dressing
room, which may also include lockers, shelves, and benches.

Toilets should be located adjacent to the main room, with a quick and easy access from the main
entrance area.

Circulations
Circulations gain great importance in this kind of projects, because not only can function as
corridors or hallways, but also can contain storage spaces, waiting and resting areas, or even a
reception. Some cases also take advantage of the walls to incorporate built-in shelves.

Others
Depending on the order received, the building may include several classrooms, plus massage
cabins or jacuzzi, sauna and swimming pools areas. The height of the spaces is a choice of each
client and architect, but the main room, at least, is designed in most cases with a greater height.

Environmental Conditions
Acoustics
There is a belief that these spaces must be completely silent, but precisely the idea of these
disciplines is to be developed in spite of the ambient noise. In fact, in many cases, it is
recommended to fully perform in exteriors, as many sounds of nature can help a better realization of
different practices. In the case of closed rooms, these sounds (and even smells) can be integrated by
incorporating indoor courtyards or gardens that attract birds, including moving water, and/or allow
the flow of the wind.
Obviously, if a practice requires complete silence, the design must allow that the space can be
completely isolated.

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Ventilation
This is a fundamental issue in these practices, since they all use breath as the basis for its
development. It is important to allow cross ventilation across the room, making sure that there is a
certain current renew of oxygen inside, during the session or at the times when the room is not being
occupied. For this, we should generate a first opening in the facade that receives the prevailing winds,
and a second opening (preferably bigger) on the opposite wall.

illumination
The light allows to qualify environmentally the space and can help to lead the intension of the
practice being done. In the case of Yoga, direct connection to the sun is essential in many of their
exercises. That's why we should always favor natural lighting, and is necessary, to incorporate
systems to regulate their intensity, allowing darken the room completely if necessary.

Aesthetics and Materials

The aesthetics of space depends entirely on the client requirement, but generally, you should avoid
distracting elements or exaggerated decorations. It is recommended using warm materials and soft
colors (or directly white) to help attendees achieve a certain degree of initial concentration. As
practices carried out in permanent contact with the ground, floors are usually covered with wood
or materials rather 'soft' and warm to the touch.

ZONES

PUBLIC ZONE THERAPY ZONE PRIVATE ZONE

 Entrance  DRYAREA  Accomodation
 Reception  Exercise rooms  Library
 Office  WET AREA  Recreationalareas
 Consulation room  Hydro therapy  residentialareas
 Mud therapy
DIETCENTER realtedareas

 PUBLIC AREAS  Play ground

 dinning  Gymnasium
 waiting  Indoor sports
 SERVICE ROOMS  Outdoor sports
 kitchen  Yoga place
 store  Swimming pool

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SPINAL BATH

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FOOT BATH

IMMERSION BATH

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 QUIET HEALING CENTER

LOCATION:CHINNA MUDALIYAR CHAVADY, AUROVILLE, PONDICHERRY, TAMILNADU

STARTED IN 1993
COMPLETED IN 1997
ARCHITECT: AR.POPO PINGEL
Quiet healing center is part of the auroville universal township,150km south of Chennai(madras) and
about 10km north of puducherry.It is 6kms away from auroville.
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.
Aurovilles health spa and wellness centre on the beach, offers a wide variety of natural healing
therapies. A place to relax,rejuvenate,recharge,and heal, a place to discover deep contentment, inner
peace and joy.

Services are zoned to the rear of the site so that it is obstructed from visitors view.
Cluster organization – curvilinear therapy rooms in the front with the internal corridors facing the
open court.
Dispersed circular rooms provides good air flow throughout the built form

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The healing centre and guest houses places on either side of existing caretaker house and windmill.
Services are zoned to the rear of the site, so that it is obstructed from visitors view.

In this project architect have explored the psychological impact of recessed entrance, this gives user
the sense of conviviality when they enter the building

This also act as the shading element, because of the tropical climate.

Addition of lime to the concrete gives the lightness feel to the built form.

Located directly over looking the bay of Bengal on slights and dunes

The thick vegetation of palm and local shrubs are in the front of the site, abutting the sea.

This act as the natural element that channalise and reduce the wind speed.

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 The circulation of the site is well managed and separated. The frequently coming vehicular does not disturb
the regular activities on site. There is only one node creating a traffic node, when there is service vehicle
movement

Architect have provided only one entry that is used by the visitors, staffs and other service vehicles.
Vehicular circulation inside the site to restricted to reduce the noise level inside the buliding,and also to
bring in the idea tranquil while entering.
Pedestrian circulation connects all the therapy and public spaces of the building.
Because of the single entry point the chaos is happening at the junctions pointed as critical nodes.

The spaces are arranged based on the hierarchy of

privacy level.

All the therapy circles are placed in the front but the
direct entry is restricted.

All the services like linen, kitchen and other storages

are places at the rear of the building.

All the therapy and corridor spaces open in to the

inner courtyards.

Pedestrian movement is regulated throughout the

building.

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 Open spaces are very well merged with the built form
All the linkage like corridors are connected physically
to the consultation rooms and visually to the landscaped
courtyards.

The restricted link is established for the therapy room to

avoid the disturbances by other users.
All the linkages are well light and well shaded
The corridor floor slab is elevated from the ground
Level gives floating effect to the building.

The built-up and open space zoning

explains that the structure is well planned
with green open spaces in between thus
maintaining the connection of nature from
exterior to interior

The zoning of areas as per the activities is

well planned, separating the private and
public zones.

Old water tank issued as a spaces for hydrotherapy, though it appears to be free flowing layout, exact
geometry is employed to determine scale and proportions.
A building is eventually a reflection of consciousness of the person who conceives it as well as those who
use it.
This pond also cools the hot air that enters the multi use hall. Landscaped courtyards are the another
important aspects of this building.
This gives the openness to the built form and also as the core for healing..the integrated landscaped with the
rock garden is the space for mud therapy.

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 Its location on the beach front makes it highly susceptible to
cyclones. The structures are well spaced out as to minimize the
effect of any damage caused due to cyclones.

Architects 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.

Because of the high humidity level, the architect also gave equal importance to the climatic design
principles.

It in corporates minimal use of artificial electromagnet fields these panels have been oriented in
north-south direction so that the harsh incident sunlight is concentrated on the solar panels. The
green cover acts as buffer from the noise around the site creating peaceful environment for
healing.

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The sloping chajjas act as dnp moulds as the architect did not wish to have additional projection on
facade.The gutter detail is exaggerated and form as part of the detail. The water from the gutters falls
directly to the landscaped are a below.
Architects truthful use of material called for exaggeration of details to depict the virtue of the
material.The plinth beam in residential block,projects diagonally from the slopin gwall,holding the
first course of bricks in place.The detail is enchanced by the projection of plinth beam, which
protrudes from coping.The beams continue over the vaulted passage ways and also project out of the
external walls. The beams have punctures to facilitate easy maneuvering by tying a rope through
it.This helps in placement of precast beams.
The hot and humid climate on site
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Thus, porous materials such as first class bricks, lime mortar and timber have been used. They keep the
interiors dry and cooler compound to outside. The domes are cladded with china mosaic which refelects
maximum part of the heat incident on it, assisting in keeping the healing rooms cool through out the day.

The facilities provided by the centre are one of the best in India
The site for the centre is a transitional zone between busy city zone and the calm peaceful beach(nature)
The use of local materials and local artisans has made it economically and environmentally sustainable
The planning and designing of the center is done that the nature has been merged with the indoors
providing small pockets of open and semi-open spaces, thus helping in the treatment procedures too.
The small details have helped the project be aesthically better.

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Much attention to the detail is given, the architect have used precast rings to frame the vistas, this
also reduce the usage of concrete in the building.
All the east facing windows are larger to give the view to the beach, it also has less radiation
inside.

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 REHAB CENTER BASEL,SWITZERLND.
This was studied to extract the program and the spatial adjacencies. It was REHAB, A
Centre for Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries. It was designed by Herzog and De Meuron and it located
in
Basel, Switzerland. This building focuses on bringing nature into the building and also uses the nature
courtyards to divide program elements.
Architects Herzog and de
meuron met these
requirements by designing
a multifunctional, building
with plaza,gardens,public
facilities and secluded
residential quarters
allowing the patients as
much autonomy as
possible. The new centre is
a horizontal two floor and
the patients rooms on the
second floor.

The new REHAB centre is a

horizontal building on two floors, in
which wheelchair users and
pedestrians can easily move from one
place to another: therapy and medical
facilities are on the ground floor; the
patients’ rooms on the second floor.

Herzog & de Meuron use daylight, green and wood to create a

relaxed healing environment. The 8 courtyards in the building
provide daylight to the corridor, collective spaces, and patient’s
room. The patient’s room on the top floor can also get skylight
from a specially designed “light sphere” on the roof. The 8
courtyards contain different types of garden which bring the
green view to the interior space..
When entering the rehab Basel you get the impression of walking in a small town. After entering the
complex through a large courtyard, various inner courtyards provide orientation.
You proceed along the until you arrive at your destination. The different places vary considerably. The
gym and the patients rooms have large windows and views of the landscape. Other structures are oriented
inwards like the bathhouse whose small round holes in the roof make the place intimate from within but
specular looking from outisde.There are places where one can retreat and others in which to enjoy
company.
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 The connection between indoor and outdoor spaces
was our primary architectural concern. The complex
is conceived from inside out: instead of an
arrangement of structures, courtyards are placed in a
large rectangle. They serve as orientation and allow
daylight to penetrate the entire interior. Only then
did we proceed with the development of the
individual rooms

When entering the REHAB Basel you get the

impression of walking in a small town. After entering
the complex through a large courtyard, various inner
courtyards provide orientation. You proceed along
them until you arrive at your destination. The different
places vary considerably. The gym and the patients’
rooms have large windows and views of the landscape.
Other structures are oriented inwards like the
bathhouse whose small round holes in the roof make
the place intimate from within but spectacular-looking
from outside. There are places where one can retreat
and others in which to enjoy company

. In keeping with the analogy of a town plan, we thought

in terms of streets and plazas in front of houses. This is
still the first impression of the REHAB centre today; you
walk in through a large courtyard, the centre of which is
a cultivated field.

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In other words, you enter the complex through an outdoor space. From the main lobby, various inner
courtyards provide orientation: one is filled with water, another is clad entirely in wood, the bathhouse is
placed in the third, etc. You proceed along them until you reach your destination.
When you have arrived, you realize that the "houses" vary considerably; places like the gym or the
workshops, as well as the patients' rooms are defined by large windowpanes and views of the
landscape, with a seamless transition between inside and outside. Other rooms, however, are entirely
inwards in orientation; the most obvious example is the bathhouse, placed in one of the central
courtyards like an erratic block wrapped in black rubber. Numerous small round holes in the low-
slung roof make what looks spectacular from the outside very intimate from within. In the painting
workshop and library, both on the roof, the view into the distance is staged: one can look back into the
city or out into the expanses of the Alsace.

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 These beads have a big sister in the patients
rooms in the middle of the curved, hollow
ceiling, there is a transparent plastic sphere two
meters in diameter. Somewhat like the eye of the
room, it offers patients laying in bed a view of
the sky. And it makes the room, despite its wide
veranda, so bright that one almost feels as if one
is outside. The veranda has been made wide
enough to wheel patients lying in bed outdoors
in good weather.

They also provide the outdoor green space for the

patients to do exercise or walk. Wooden material is
widely used in this building. Its façade, sunblind,
floor, the ceiling in the patient’s room and the deck
in the garden are all made by different kinds of
wood. Wood makes this building like a pavilion or
garden architecture which successfully responds
the client’s wish that they don’t want to have a new
REHAB centre look or feel like a hospital

After the existing REHAB centre to the south is demolished, landscape architect august kennel with
whom we have already collaborated on the design of interior courtyards will supervise the planting of
kitchen and ornamental gardens aim to integrate the REHAB centre into the surrounding countryside
with its family gardens. To the north, a playing field and a training course are available to wheelchair
users in the summer.
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The diversified design offers patients and their relatives a building that does justice to the
complexity of their needs. There are places where one can retreat and be alone and others in
which to enjoy company. And there are also non territorial places that are not assigned to a
specific function, small places for the times in between treatments, for conversation with
relatives, or for staff members during their breaks. The rehab is an open,permeable,breathing
building.

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Wood of different kinds and uses is the predominant material on the facades and inside. One might
speak of a kind of pavilion or garden architecture, beginning with the continuous terraces along the
rooms on the second floor. Delicate structures of wooden rods, horizontally interwoven in some
places, vertically inserted into the ground in others, guide cloth awnings or function as screens to
provide privacy. The Plexiglas dowels that link these wooden rods glisten like beads when light
falls on them.

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 DESKTOP STUDY 1 DESKTOP STUDY 2

1.Site 7 acres characteristic feature – 246.386sqft

beach No characteristic feature is
provided.
Total built-up area 3250sqm Total built-up area 2400sqm

No of users 100 No of users 92

Mixed development Mixed development

Auroville Tamilnadu India Basel,switzerland

2.Reception and admin Provided in single block Pathway directs the visitors to
pathway from parking leads to reception from entrance court.
this block Admin offices are provided
together near to the reception.

3.Accomodation 22rooms are provided in 2 45 rooms are provided in the

blocks. All are double rooms first floor with perfect view to
with excellent view to the outside and perfect lighting
garden and sea through glass roof

4.Therapy rooms Provided in a single block with Provided on the ground floor
10 treatment rooms,1 yoga hall separate spaces are provided for
,central courtyard. All rooms are different therapies. Common
common for men and women toilets are provided.
and common toilets are
provided.
5.Yoga hall Provided in the therapy block No yoga hall is provided.
itself. Terrace is also used for
outdoor yoga when weather is
favorable

6.Amphitheatre No amphitheatre is provided No amphitheatre is provided.

7.Swimming pool Provided adjacent to therapy Pool is provided on the ground

block and mainly used for floor and only used for
aquatic therapies therapies.

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8.Dining area A large semi open area of 50 Dining area is provided in the
person capacity is provided first floor and cafeteria on the
ground floor.

9.Material used Exposed compressed bricks for Mostly wood is used all over the
walls building and concrete is used for
Rough granite for interior therapy pool as roof.
flooring
Brick stone sand pebbles for
pathway

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NIRVANA NATUROPATHY AND RETREAT CENTRE,IGATPURI MAHARASHTRA

LOCATION: Off Ghoti Sinnar Highway, Near Dhamangaon Village, Behind SMBT College,
Ghoti khurd, Igatpuri, Maharashtra

ACCESIBILITY: Igatpuri -28.7km

Nashik -38km
Dhamangaon village-2.8km

It is located in a distance of 28.3km from Igatpuri It is located in a distance of 27.6km from Igatpuri
railway station. bus stand.

CLIMATE: This city has a tropical climate. Igatpuri has significant rainfall most months, with a short
dry season. This location is classified as Am by Köppen and Geiger. In Igatpuri, the average annual
temperature is 24.3 °C. Precipitation here averages 3178 mm

The least amount of rainfall occurs in January. The average in this month is 0 mm. In July, the
precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 1249 mm.

The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around 28.8 °C. At 20.4 °C on average, January is
the coldest month of the year

ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE

As it is surrounded by greenery and at Because of its location there are no buses or
the banks of the lake beale. trains available. only autos are available to reach
to the naturopathy centre

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Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat was established by Life Care & Peace Mission with a purpose to provide
healthy lifestyle to all health conscious individuals and improve their quality of life through natural
healing coupled with Yoga Sadhana, to stay disease free unto old age.
Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat is a dynamic multi-facility Nature Cure Centre situated on the
picturesque banks of Lake Beale, surrounded by lush greenery and in the laps of hillocks.

To impart best treatments of the Nature Cure, many ultra-modern equipment's and machines are installed
here. At NNR various non-invasive, non-drug, nature cure methods like massage therapy, hydrotherapy,
mud therapy, yoga, physiotherapy, acupressure, diet therapy, steam and jacuzzi etc. are used for
treatments of various ailments and for rejuvenating and revitalizing one’s body and mind. Well
experienced Naturopath Doctors, Therapists, Technicians and the Administrative Staff would help to
make your stay at Nirvana very memorable
It is a private naturopathy centre run by gurumaa

Educational zone Nirvana

Remaining agricultural zone

The campus comprises of central meditation and meetings hall, massive treatment block with separate
floors for ladies and gents, two residential blocks, three lake facing exclusive villas, a central dining hall,
a rashi garden, an amphitheatre, beautiful landscaped gardens all around, a gau-shala, havan shala,
health care shop etc
BUILTUP AREA therapy block - 237.64 sqm OPEN AREA parking
yoga hall – 518 sqm green space
residential – 243.2sqm amphitheatre
villas – 314.1sqm rashi garden
office and dinning- 214 sqm
gau shala – 160sqm
staff quarters – 240sqm
temple- 120sqm

TOTAL AREA:34397SQM
BUILT
UP
BUILTUP AREA:2195.6 OPEN 40%
GREEN SPACE:32201.4 SPACE
60%

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 OFFICE AND DINING AREA

Narrow passage for wash area and storage. Width

of the passage is 0.7m
The block is at a plinth level of 45cm.It has
perfect ventilation and circulation space.
Materials they used for flooring is granite and
concrete walls with exposed brick.
It has an electric room in the wash room area.
It has an double height at the entrance to the
kitchen area for the ventilation.
They also provided marble.

Washroom are also provided in dining area ( one male and one female). Capacity of
dining area is 40 people at a time.
They also provided a carrom and table tennis for relaxation.

This block consists of office,dining ,kitchen,storage in the ground floor

Dormitories in the first floor.
Separate entrances are provided for office,wash area,storage, dinning area.
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 THERAPY ROOM

It’s a 2 floor building

Double heights are provided for ventilation.

There are 2 entry and exit

Therapy rooms for women on the ground floor whereas men

on the first floor.
To the adjust wall of the therapy
block they provided wash basins
for kriyas in the mornings

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 YOGA HALL

Yoga hall is provided on the ground floor whereas on

the first floor accommodation for the gurumaa is
provided.
Perfect ventilation and circulation space.
Staircase is provided in a closed space
Separate entry is also provided for the staircase
The height of each floor is 4.5m with large windows
It is a 2 floor block .
Washrooms are
also provided

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 VILLAS

it’s a 2 floor building with one room on each floor..villas has 2 type in which
pantry is provided on 2 floors in type 2 but in type 1 pantry is provided only on
first floor. It has pitched roof. It has a perfect view to the lake. Large windows
are provided for perfect ventilation. The building is leveled first because of the
contours .
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 RESIDENTIAL BLOCK

There are two residential blocks provided in the site. Each residential block has a total of 11 rooms which is
5 rooms on the ground floor along seating space and storage, whereas first floor has 6 rooms along with
storage room.
It also electric room at the staircase. They also provided a double height space for the ventilation. Each
room has attached toilet along with balcony.
Materials they used are exposed brick,with granite flooring.

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 AMPHITHEATRE

LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS

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BALAJI TEMPLE

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MUD THERAPY

It is a semi open construction

The whole form is divided into 2 where 1 for male and

other for female
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 NISARGOPACHAR ASHRAM URULI KANCHAN PUNE MAHARASHTRA

LOCATION:

ACCESIBILTY:

uruli railway station in a

distance of 1km from the
nisargopchar ashram.

uruli bus station in a distance

of 1.2km from the
nisargopchar ashram.

CLIMATE: The climate in Uruli Kanchan is referred to as a local steppe climate. In Uruli Kanchan,
there is little rainfall throughout the year. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate
is classified as BSh. The average annual temperature in Uruli Kanchan is 25.3 °C. About
492 mm of precipitation falls annually.
The least amount of rainfall occurs in January. The average in this month is 0 mm.
With an average of 104mm,the most precipitation falls in september.
The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around 30.1 °C. December has
the lowest average temperature of the year it is 21.1 °C

INTRODUCTION:

It was pre-independence period, when Gandhiji accompanied Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Pune for his
treatment at Dr. Dinshaw Mehta’s Nature cure center near Pune railway station. Gandhiji founded
“Society of Servants of Gods” along with Dinshaw Mehta. While in Pune Gandhiji was deeply
impressed by simple ways of Natural Cure. He thought cities like Pune have all medical facilities but
villages do not have access to medical facility. He wrote an article in Harijan, “I made a mistake, I
should have gone to the village to popularize simple ways of Nature Cure, therefore I want to shift.”
Search began for a proper place around Pune. Late Shri. Balkoba Bhave, Dr. Mehta, Dr. Sushila Nair,
Dr. Manibhai Desai came to Uruli Kanchan. To their disappointment they found that social
atmosphere was not conducive for establishing a Nature Cure Center, but Gandhiji insisted that he
wanted the village like Uruli, because unless he is able to improve condition of rural India, he will not
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TOTAL AREA:101712SQM
BUILTUP AREA:49246.6
GREEN SPACE:52465.4

BUILTUP SPACES Accommodation nisargopcahr ashram

agriculture land
Dinning area

Therapy

Staff quarters BUILT

OPEN UP
Yoga hall and multipurpose
room
SPACE 40%
60%

COTTAGES

KAMANDGIRI BHAVAN

There are 3 kamandgiri bhavan which are of same

type.This blocks are surrounded by fields. It has total of 4
rooms with attached toilets and balcony .one massage
room is also provided along with the rooms. It is a single
floor building. Width of the ramp at the entrance is
1.5m.Rooms in the cottage are two sharing room.

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 both types has single floor buildings.
TYPE 2
type 1 has flat roof whereas type 2 pitched
roof

1 massage room is provided in the type 1

cottage.

ramps are provided at the entrances with

standards.

attached toilets are provided for type 1 but

not for type 2

in type 1 it has 4 rooms

in type 2 it has 3 rooms

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COTTAGES

All types has pitched roof.

In type 4 attached toilets are not provided.

Perfect ventilation is provided

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DINING YOGA HALL
2 entrances are provided for dinning
Dinning and yoga hall has pitched roof.
Yoga hall has clear image of the use of trusses.
Perfect ventilation is provided
3 entrances are provided for yoga hall
Yoga hall has plinth of 45cm

Dinning hall has plinth of 30cm

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Type 5 and type
6 has pitched
roof.
Type 6 also has a
security cabin

Attached toilets
are provided for
housing

Perfect
ventilation and
circulation
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 THERAPY BLOCKS

1.Guest massage rooms - 3.5mx3.1m

2.Men massage section - 2.5mx1.5m
3.Women massage section.- 2.5mx1.5m
4.Changing rooms.- 2.3mx2m

Separate massage sections are provided for men women and guest.

Separate block is provided for massage

.
They provided a barrier between each bed.. Changing rooms are provided for each section

It is at plinth level of 45cm.

Attached toilets are provided for each section. Except for guest rooms.

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 MEN THERAPY BLOCK

1.Hip bath – 1.5mx2.5m

2.Tub bath - 1.5mx2.5m
3.Steam bath
4.Enema
5.Spinal bath
6.Massage room
7.Ladies treatment section
8.washrooms

5.8mx2.5m

3.5mx1.5m
8.3mx3.5m

They divided the space into two in which one for men and other for women
Separate entry is provided for women and men.
Each section has therapies like spinal bath ,hip bath, steam bath ,bath tub,
Attached toilets are not provided for men section.

They converted the therapy room into massage room

Toilets are provided for the women's section .
Store room and changing room is also provided.

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They provided a barrier in between each bed in massage

area.
Toilets are provided in this section along with changing
room and storage room
In women section they provided separate spaces for
massage area and therapy areas.
Each section has therapies like spinal bath ,hip bath,
steam bath ,bath tub,

1.Massage room - 1.5mx2.5m

2.Changing room - 3mx2m
3.Washroom - 1.5mx2m
4.Hip bath - 2.5mx1.5m
5.Tub bath
6.Spinal bath
7.Normal

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CASE STUDY 2
ANALYSIS CASE STUDY 1

Characteristics feature It has a very good A site with a strong

lake with good landscape landscape natural feature enhances
LOCATION
The quality of
surroundings and the
spaces.

Provided in like a office Provided in a single Reception and admin

RECEPTION AND room. provided in the block.Signages are together is a better
dining block itself. provided to direct to this facility in
ADMIN
pathway from parking block. function.pathway should
directly leads to this direct the visitors to the
block. block to avoid
confusion.Signages has
to be provided for
enhanced assisting.

Accomodation is Accommodation is Different categories of

provided for 150 people provided for 200 people rooms have to be
with double rooms and with double sharing provided to cater to
family rooms.2 family rooms. Not all the majority of needs
ACCOMODATION residential block 3 villas rooms having attached
are provided.g+1 toilets. No single rooms Good views enhance
structures. with attached are provided .All are g user experience .
toilets. All the floor structure with
accommodation rooms pitched roof. All rooms Private and common
have a perfect view to are surrounded by gardens have to be
the outside and to the beautiful landscape . provided in categories
lake.
Provided in a single Separate block are
block.2 entry and exit. provided for men and All therapy room in one
THERAPY ROOMS Ground floor is used by women and also separate block is a good layout
women and first floor by block for massage provided there is
men. section . adequate circulation,
transition spaces, waiting
lounges
Provided separate block. Separate block is Separate indoor outdoor
It’s a g+1 structure provided. It is only yoga halls are more
YOGA HALL ground floor is used for ground floor structure functional
yoga and first floor is with pitched roof. It is Yoga in the outdoors in a
used for residence for surrounded by fields on a semi open space has a
guruma. three sides of the block. very enriching
experience..
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CASE STUDY 2
ANALYSIS INFERENCE

Amphitheatre is provided No amphitheatre is Amphitheatre has to be

AMPHITHEATRE 250 – 300 people. provided provided as a good
setting for outdoor leaves
and other activities

Swimming pool is not No swimming pool is Swimming pool has

SWIMMING POOL provided provided. to be strategically
placed to be used for
both leisure
swimming ,exercise
and for therapies..

Separate block is Separate block is Separate halls for off

provided for dining provided for dining season and peak
area. with kitchen area with kitchen season is a good
DINING AREA wash area and wash wash area, but option to avoid heavy
rooms. It has a washrooms are not maintained.
perfect ventilation provided in this
where large windows block. It has capacity
are provided. it of 80 people at a
capacity of 40 people time
at a time.

Exposed brick for Brick is used for Natural materials

walls. Granite for walls. Terracotta tiles create a close to
flooring and stone is for the roofing. nature feel.
MATERIALS used for the Granite and stone are
pathways. used for flooring. Locally available
Cement is used for natural materials
the pathway. have to be employed
as far as possible.

GREEN FEATURES Solar panels are used Solar panels are used Employing green
by all the blocks. for water heating in features is a more
therapy bocks. holistic approach to
architecture.
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1.Security 4mx2m
2.Parking

3.Admin unit
a. Reception 2.6mx3m 5.6mx3.6m
b.Waiting space _ 5.6mx3.6m
c-store room _ 2.5mx3.6m
d.Administration officers room _ 7.6mx9.1m (3)

e.Conference room _ 4.5mx3.9m

f.Cashier room _
g.Toilets with drinking water _
facility

4.Consulation unit
a.Consulation rooms 2.5mx2.8m (2) 4.5mx3.9m (3)
b.Waiting space 6.4mx6.5m

c.Toilets for men and women

_ _

5.Therapy block
a. Hip bath 1.2mx1.5m (no washroom) 2.5mx1.5m (no washroom)
b.Spinal bath 1.2mx1.5m (no washroom) 2.5mx1.5m (no washroom)

c.Steam bath 2.2mx2.7m (washroom 1.5mx2.2m (washroom

d.Sauna bath =1mx1.1m) =1.2mx1.5m)
2.5mx1.5m (no washroom)

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e.Immersion bath 2.7mx2.3m (no washroom) 1.5mx2.5m 9no washroom)

f.Arm immersion bath 3.3mx2.9m (washroom _
g.Foot immersion bath =1.4mx0.7m) _

h..Physiotherapy _ _
i.Mud therapy 150sqm 5mx8m=40sqm (total
3=120sqm) _

j..Massage room 2.5mx2.8m (total =3) 1.5mx2.2m (total = 34)

k.Vibro massage room

l.Bath rooms and changing 1.4x0.7 (each therapy has 1

rooms washroom) 12x24m (mediation cum yoga
6.Yoga and meditation hall 20x20m (mediation cum yoga hall) _
7.Seminar hall hall)

8.Dining unit
a. Dining hall 12mx9m 9.8mx14.8m
b.kitchen 2.6mx4.5m 5mx14.8

c.Store room 2.6mx2m 5mx5m

d.Wash area _ 3mx5m
e.Wash rooms 1.1mx1.1m (total 2) _

9.Accomodation
a. Single sharing 7.5mx8m (It is also used for 4.5mx4m,4.5mx4.8m
b.Double sharing family) 7.3mx5m,3.8mx4.6m
2.2mx2m

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Hyderabad: A proposal to establish a 500-bed naturopathy centre has been mooted following the State
government’s move to make picturesque Anantagiri Hills located in the Vikarabad district as one of the
major tourist destinations of the State.
According to Telangana State Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy
(AYUSH) Department sources, Anantagiri Hills with its natural settings of forest and hill areas had been
identified as the most suitable location, to establish a naturopathy centre to extend different traditional
Ayurvedic services like panchakarma treatment and the like.

The site is located near anantagiri hills, vikarabad district

,Hyderabad.

The total site area 15 acres. The site comes under agriculture zone

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Vikarabad is 3.5km away from the site. Tandur is 3.5km away from the site.

W E

Anantha padmanama temple is 3.5km away from the site.

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A A'

The type of soil it is red laterite Section AA’

soil.

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1.Security 3mx4m=12sqm
2.Parking 15mx40m=600sqm ( 20 two wheelers and 50
four wheelers with circulation)

3.Admin unit
a. Reception 3mx5m=12sqm
b.Waiting space 5mx6m=30sqm
c-store room 3mx5m=15sqm
d.Administration officers room Each 3mx5m=15sqm 4 total =60sqm

e.Conference room 5mx8m=40sqm

f.Cashier room 3mx5m=15sqm
g.Toilets with drinking water facility 2 men and 2 women each 1.2mx2m=2.4sqm =
10sqm

4.Consulation unit
a.Consulation rooms 4 consulation rooms each 3mx5m=15m Total
b.Waiting space 60sqm
5mx3m=15sqm

c.Toilets for men and women 4 men and 4 women each 1.2x2=2.4sqm Total
20sqm

5.Therapy block
a. Hip bath 1.2mx1.5m=1.8sqm 10M and
b.Spinal bath 10W+W+C=61.5sqm
1.5mx1.5m=3sqm 10M and
10W+W+C=87.9sqm

c.Steam bath 2.5mx2.5m=6.25sqm 4M and

d.Sauna bath 4W+W+C=98.6sqm
2.5mx2.5m=6.25sqm 2M and
2W+W+C=34.3.sqm

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e.Immersion bath 1.5mx2.5m=3.75sqm 6M and
f.Arm immersion bath 6W+W+C=72.9sqm
g.Foot immersion bath 1mx1.2m=1.2sqm 6M and 6W =14.4sqm
1mx1.2m=1.2sqm 6M and 6W =14.4sqm

h..Physiotherapy 2mx3m=6sqm 4M and 4W =48sqm

i.Mud therapy 10mx20m=200sqm 1M and 1W = 400 sqm

j..Massage room 2mx3m=6sqm 10M and

k.Vibro massage room 10W+W+C=147.9sqm
2mx3m=6sqm 5M and 5W +W+C=78.6sqm

l.Bath rooms and changing rooms Each 1.2mx2m=2.4sqm ,each 1.2x1.5m

6.Yoga and meditation hall 10mx20m=200sqm
7.Seminar hall 8mx15m=120sqm

8.Dining unit
a. Dining hall 250sqm
b.kitchen 38sqm

c.Store room 3mx2m=6sqm

d.Wash area 2mx2m=4sqm
e.Wash rooms 3 men and 3 women each 1.2mx2m=2.4sqm
15sqm

9.Accomodation
a. Single sharing 400sqm
b.Double sharing 400sqm

Total 2800sqm

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Amphitheatre It should have capacity 300 people = 1sqm per
person=300sqm plus circulation stage changing
rooms toilets =500sqm

Indoor games 150sqm with circulation

Outdoor games 28x15m(basket ball)
Library 13.4x6.1(badminton)=501.74sqm
200sqm

Staff quarters Each 85sqm Total 680sqm

Total area 48562.277sqm

Total builtup area 6935sqm
1801.74sqm (,Amphitheatre, outdoor games,
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Design guidelines:

A site with a strong natural feature enhances. The quality of surroundings and the spaces.
Reception and admin together is a better facility in function. Pathway should direct the visitors to
the block to avoid confusion.Signages has to be provided for enhanced assisting
Different categories of rooms have to be provided to cater to majority of needs
Good views enhance user experience .
Private and common gardens have to be provided in categories
All therapy room in one block is a good layout provided there is adequate circulation, transition
spaces, waiting lounges
Separate indoor outdoor yoga halls are more functional
Yoga in the outdoors in a semi open space has a very enriching experience..
Amphitheatre has to be provided as a good setting for outdoor leaves and other activities
Employing green features is a more holistic approach to architecture
Natural materials create a close to nature feel.
Locally available natural materials have to be employed as far as possible.

The location may be near the residential area. Too old building may be demolished and new
construction done in its place. It should be free from dangers of flooding; it must not, therefore, be
sited at the lowest point of the district

 It should be in an area free of pollution of any kind including air, noise, water and land pollution. It
must be serviced by public utilities: water, sewage and storm-water disposal, electricity and
telephone. In areas where such utilities are not available, substitutes must be found, such as a deep
well for water, generators for electricity and radio communication for telephone. Necessary
environmental clearance will be taken

The hospital should have a high boundary wall with at least two exit gates. Building shall be
plastered and painted with uniform color scheme
There shall be no outdated/unwanted hoardings in hospital premises. There shall be provision of
adequate light in the night so hospital is visible from approach road. Proper landscaping and
maintenance of trees, gardens etc. should be ensured. There shall be no encroachment in and around
the hospital.

Building should have a prominent board displaying the name of the Centre in the local language
at the gate and on the building. Signage indicating access to various facilities at strategic points in
the Hospital for guidance of the public should be provided. For showing the directions, color
coding may be used. Citizen charter shall be displayed at OPD and Entrance in local language
including patient rights and responsibilities. Hospital lay out with location and name of the
facility shall be displayed at the entrance. Directional signage's for Emergency, all the
Departments and utilities shall be displayed appropriately, so that they can be accessed easily.
Florescent Fire Exit plan shall be displayed at each floor. Safety, Hazard and caution signs
displayed prominently at relevant places. Display of important contacts like higher medical
centers, blood banks, fire department, police, and ambulance services available in nearby area.
Display of mandatory information (under RTI Act, PNDT Act, MTP Act etc.).

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Building should be well maintained with no seepage, cracks in the walls, no broken windows and glass
panes. There should be no growth of algae and mosses on walls etc. Hospital should have anti-skid and
non-slippery floors.

Roads shall be illuminated in the nights. There shall be dedicated parking space separately for
ambulances, Hospital staff and visitors. There shall be no stagnation/over flow of drains. There shall be
no water logging/marsh in or around the hospital premises. There shall be no open sewage/ditches in
the hospital.

The Hospital should be, as far as possible, environment friendly and energy efficient. Rain-Water
harvesting, solar energy use and use of energy-efficient bulbs/ equipments should be encouraged.
Provision should be made for horticulture services including herbal garden. A room to store garden
implements, seeds etc. will be made available.

Circulation areas comprise corridors, lifts, ramps, staircase and other common spaces etc. The flooring
should be anti-skid and non-slippery. Corridors – Corridors shall be at least 3 m Wide to accommodate
the daily traffic. Size of the corridors, ramps, and stairs shall be conducive for maneuverability of
wheeled equipments. Corridors shall be wide enough to accommodate two passing trolley, one of which
may have a drip attached to it. Ramps shall have a slope of 1:15 to 1:18. It must be checked for
maneuverability of beds and trolleys at any turning point

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BIBILOGRAPHY:

http://www.arch.ttu.edu/courses/2007/fall/5395/392/students/Zimmerman/rehab%20basel.htm

https://tanczostibor.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/rehab-basel-herzog-de-meuron/
Time-saver%20Standards%20for%20Building%20Types.pdf

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https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=193321

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/55766

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