Center for Well Being

Kalpak Deshmukh
Fifth Year B.Arch.

Institute of Design
Environment and
Architecture
He is a healthy man whose body is free from all disease; he carries on
his normal activities without fatigue. After all health is the real wealth,
not pieces of silver or gold.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Research & Analys
 Swasthya Santulan Pra-kriya
Combination of To restore and The methodology
positively good maintain the which include both
condition of mind and equilibrium between the mind and the
the body mind, body body

Delimitations
o Not to argue importance of a particular medicinal
practice over the other.
o Not to argue between acute diseases/ disorders/
conditions and chronic ones. It is the purpose of this
thesis to find means of well-being and not to contend
between importance of relief of acute and chronic
illnesses.

Yoga
o Union of body and mind
o Different types of yoga:
Hatha (physical),
Raja (mental) and
karma (both)
o Spatial req.: enclosed/ open
space, leveled surface,
locker/ changing rooms
Ayurveda
o Traditional medicine native to
India
o Three bodily humors: vaat,
pitta, kapha
o Plant based medicine and
treatments
o Stress on preventive
medicine
o Way of living
o Spatial req.: room for
consultation, room for
therapies and massage,
room for preparation
Body
Naturopathy
o Prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of diseases
o Facilitation of self-healing
capacity
o Natural elements used for
treatment
o Spatial req.: bath rooms,
mud therapy areas,
consultation rooms
 Mind
Vipasyana Rational Emotive
Re-evaluation Co-counseling Heal Your Life
Behavioral Therapy
workshops

o Self help
philosophy
based on
positive and
affirmative
thinking
o Spatial req.:
o Mental purification o To change Irrational o Discharge of past distresses halls to conduct
o Development of beliefs (self defeating) to o Discharge gives way to workshops
systematic mindfulness Rational beliefs (self natural intelligence
o Ten day course with helping) o Two person participation req.
‘Noble silence’ o Examining irrational and o Spatial req.: covered
o Methods involving unrealistic attitudes and enclosed space without
concentration on beliefs to change into disturbance
breathing rational
o Spatial req.: meditation o Spatial req.: counseling
hall, accommodation, rooms, large halls
dinning
KARE Ayurvedic and Yoga Retreat, Mulshi Case Studies

o Isolation of the facility

from an urban
environment
o Service areas distinct
from the treatment
areas
o No local client base

Relative views of
the lake
depending upon
the height
Atmasantulan Village, Malavali Case Studies

Observations and Analysis:

o Isolation from urban environment
o Separation of public, semi public
and administrative
o OPDs for locals and guests
o No character to the buildings
o Limited recreational activities
o Organic farming on the site
 Nisargopchar Ashram, Urali Kanchan Case Studies

Observations and Analysis:

o Simplicity offers affordability and
is with the principles of the
treatment
o Isolation from noises and polluting
factors necessary
o Use of verandah as
multifunctional space
o No designed landscape

Simplicity
in
structures
 Pune City Vipasyana Center (Dhamma Punna): Case Studies

Observations and Analysis:

o Accessibility of the center is more
o Vegetation on the site-limited
buffer from the surrounding
sounds
o Limited space-cage for meditation
 Inferences From the Case
Studies

o The effectiveness of the treatments, therapies or

methods depends upon the ability of the
practitioners and also upon the quality of the
environment they are conducted in.
o Nature has a definite role in creating a calm,
effective environment
o For the treatments to work effectively all the
senses need to actuate.
o The facility must attempt to provide the
psychological calmness and peace.
Derived Ratios from
the case studies
T herapy/ Activity Ratio Sqm per person
Residences 1:35
Ayurvedic 1:25
N aturopathic 1:25
Vipasyana Meditation 1:3.3
Administration 1:8
Kitchen Dinning 1:3
Recreational 1:7
Ena de Silva House Research Studies
Halghasena Farm School Research Studies
Triton Hotel Research Studies

Approach to the
lobby
Major and minor courtyards
Program & Site Analys
 Program

Reception + Administration
Dining Hall
Yoga Hall + Courtyard
Naturopathy Treatment Unit
Ayurvedic Treatment Unit
Workshops Area
Psychotherapy Counseling Unit
Meditation Hall
Recreational Activity Space
River Cottages
General Housing
Staff Quarters
Site Location Site Analysis

o Located on the banks of Godavari river

o Outside Nashik Municipal Corporation Area
o Agricultural land on north, east and west sides
Site Features Site Analysis

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 Site Mapping
Site Analysis

Relief Map Intangible Aspects

Hydrology Soil types

Vegetation Vegetation Priority

 Site Analysis

Site Analysis Diagram

Site Layers
 Site Analysis

Strengths: Weaknesses:
o Comfortable climate o Accessibility limited to private modes of
o Areas suitable for construction transport
o River front of the site has potential to be o Growth of Nashik city may consume the
developed as areas for self-reflection and surrounding farmland.
areas for recreation.

Opportunities:
Threats:
o The natural elements like trees,
o Pollution of the river in the course
water bodies, river, plateaus
of urbanization of Nashik City.
provide enough set off points to be
o Present threat of global climate
worked with architectural
change, the climate of Nashik
expression.
may not remain comfortable in
o The agricultural activities have
the future.
potential to provide an incentive for
experimentation with cultivating
food.
o Availability of the surrounding
areas if expansion needs to be
done.
Concept & Design
 Concepts

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Simplicity in structures .

2.

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3 .
. Courtyards of different
scale for different activities
and purposes
Concepts
Site Plan
Reception and Dinning

Permeability of the
reception porch to over
look the pond
Main Courtyard
Meditation Hall
Psychotherapy Counseling Unit
Recreation Center
River Cottages
Guest Housing