THESIS PROJECT

REJUVENATION CENTRE

Srishti Chaturvedi
NIAD12806
29th April’ 2016
 SYNOPSIS

A rejuvenation centre in a tranquil environment to cater to activities like

meditation, massage , yoga using non- conventional materials. It’s a rejuvenation
centre with an infusion of low cost of living and modern day comforts.
Keeping it as close to nature as possible, the commodities and methods used are
mud plaster, adobe brick structure, bio gas, organic vegetable gardening, bamboo
furniture. The waste, cow dung is used as a fuel ‘ biogas’ to cook food.
This centre has silent occupational activities with an environment like that of a
village. For people who have a very hectic lifestyle, time comes to a standstill, for
the days they spend here.
This rejuvenation centre caters to everyone, by providing them an exhilarating
experience involving the calming effects of nature at a very reasonable cost of
living.
 OBJECTIVE

Delhi is a metropolitan city and it is well known to all, metropolitans never sleep. As fun as it is
to live in a city that never sleeps, getting a breather is a must. Amidst all this, a get away for a
few days, becomes a boon. We don’t have too many days to give to ourselves, given our hectic
schedules. A weekend away is the ideal solution for us.

Rejuvenation , fresh air, feeling of being away from the usual hoo-haa, that’s what this place
provides, for the weekend.
This place which would have the characteristics of that of a village, rustic appearance with all
the comforts.
One would want to live in such a place because the environment is very suitable for a day or
two out. People would not just go for the sake of outing but to be close to nature and admire
such environment within their reach.
 About the site
The site is in sector 48, Noida. The site is that of an asharam known as ‘shri shri ravishankar
ashram’ also known as the ‘ Art of living ’campus. The ashram runs a primary school from nursery
to class two. The centre is known for its meditational activities.
There are two blocks in the campus, one is the meditation block while the other is the main block
that has offices, classrooms, guest bedrooms, kitchen.

• Total area of the campus- 29015 sqft

• Area of the constructed site – 8377.7 sqft

I have chosen this site for the following reasons:

• Easily approachable.
• Peaceful locality.
• The campus is well known for its meditational activities.
• Within the reach of a wider community, yet at a quite sector.
• No heavy traffic circulation around.
• Well connected roads with proper infrastructures.
CITY PLAN
SITE ( campus view)
The road view around the campus

KEY PLAN north

Dadri Main Rd

410 cm wide road

410 cm wide road

 Basement plan

Ground floor plan

 First floor plan

Second Floor Plan

 Third Floor plan

Fourth Floor plan

 About the campus
survey

Main gate
• View of the entrance gate from the road • view of the guard room and gate from inside
 • This is the entrance into the
campus. Straight ahead is the space
for parking and also the direct
entrance into the meditation hall. If
we take Right from here, towards
the Reception we enter into the
ASHRAM ( main bloack)

Entrance. Way towards the main

porch into the campus
meditation
hall

The path towards the reception has a

small lplayground with few swings on
the right.
 • The view of the Small play ground for the
•The way into the reception
students while walking towards the reception.

Various kinds of swings in the playground

Inside view of the
reception

Entry into the

campus

•The lobby had a seating arrangement for ten people currently, where as it was big
enough to accommodate many more.
•The reception had a showcase board that had kid’s work pinned up. And had big
windows to the let the daylight in .
• 1st view after u step out of the reception into
the campus

The view of the garden

• This tile patch would be in use to conduct various

workshops and also during their morning parade
and prayers.
 View towards the left View towards the right

RECEPTION

The main block:

classes, offices and guestrooms.

The meditation halls and lift to

its right.
 The main block

Its a multi purpose space, to

conduct workshops, an area to
sit, eat or work together.

Zoomed in : the toilets and the

staircase.
•The pattern of the toilet is the same
on every floor.
 Cutout for ventilation

This is done to receive daylight,

ventilation for the basement.
 Elevator Structure facing the lawn

The elevator to access floors in meditation

block
5 rooms( bathrooms attached), kitchen,
2 toilets on either ends of the floor,

5 guest rooms (no bathroom attached),

office, disaster management studio/
publications of SSRS

2 class rooms, offices

Guru ji’s bed

Classrooms, offices, room, bathroom,
meditation hall

Meditation hall

Meditation
hall
 Case studies

• Dhanwantri ayurveda care clinic

• Sukh Ayurveda
• Sahaja yoga meditation
• Zorba the Buddha

The case studies were to understand how the spaces function, the meditation halls and the
massage rooms characteristics.
 Case Study 1 : Dhanwantri ayurveda care clinic
A- 142, near C-block market
Back gallery sector 41

kitchen
Doctor’s bedroom

staircase
bathroom
Medicines rack
storage Doctor’s cabin

Ayurvedic therapy room

Gallery leads to the staircase to

first floor
Front gallery Reception/lobby
 The long gallery leads to the
stairs that provides a separate
entry to he first floor.

The reception: A counter

The centre hall has a rack of with the seating to
ayurvedic medicines and a accommodate five people
at a time.
narrow path that leads to
the kitchen and back gallery.

The view of
the gallery
once you This is the first view
stand and look into the clinic once
towards you you enter from the
left. main gate.
 The steam box would
have a pipe connected
to from below which
would pass on the
steam from the
cooker. This system I
saw in all the therapy
rooms.

Ayurvedic therapy room

( 12’ ½” x 12’)

The bed ( 2’ ½” x 7’) Typical steam box

Case Study 2 : Sukh Ayurveda
D- 17 , sector 20
Noida
Step up into the clinic Lobby , seating for 7/8 people

The stair
down from
the
Entrance of the meditation
premises room
Kitchen counter: to serve from Doctor’s cabin
this window

Counter/
kitchen
lobby
Steam room:
Right to it is the therpay massage
room
left to it is the bathroom
Ayurvedic therapy room

Steam box

bathroom
Therapy cabin
Case Study 3 : Sahaja yoga meditation
sec 62
Noida
 Staircase

Two galleries on either side of the building that leads to the Way up to the meditation hall.
toilets.
 Left to the building
The entry from the left gate leads to this gallery. The
ramp helps the disabled. Further ahead is the toilet
for females, which connects to the boys through
another passage ( gallery) from the backside of the
building
Right of the building
The entry from the right gate leads to this gallery. This
staircase is to exit from the hall and further this
stretch leads to the gents toilet.
 The way leading to the toilet and back gallery Back gallery

washbasin

The way to the toilet and the back gallery .

The back gallery with storage and an
additional common wash basin on the
right wall
Toilet shoe racks

The two galleries that lead to respective toilets also

have separate sections for shoe racks. Left entry
leading to females toilet has shoe racks for ladies
while the same goes for the gents.
 Entrance into the hall from side entrance

The meditation hall, with big windows for proper ventilation and can accommodate approx 100 people at a
time. Similarly the two floors above have the same type of a hall.
This campus does not have staying facility and only accommodates foreign followers on upper floors, they
use mattresses and all stay as like that in a dormitory.
The front of the hall, doors for exit on either
side, one has a stair the other the ramp. The music control room right to
the stage
The front of the structure: The view of the main gate
Small green patch with water coolers on its sides, and the guard room from the
following with the guard room and then the main toilet
gates.
 Case Study 4: Zorba the Buddha
Mehrauli, tropical drive
Ghitorni, New Delhi

Visited this place as it has the similar environment that I want to give in my project.
• Mud structures
• lush green surroundings
• water bodies
• rustic village appearance with all the comforts.
Marked the paths, water bodies and blocks while exploring this place.
These bubbles have been used to study that particular area including its paths and the activities
happening in it. 1 5

4
3 1. Office area 6
2 2. Guest rooms
3. Meditation hall
4. Studio
5. Heart of the campus
6. Ceramic hut/ owner’s residence
 1

This is the façade of the campus, a very

village like appearance in a very posh This pink door of the hut is where one enters
locality of Mehrauli from

The offices

The main office next to the

entrance

The view from the gate showing walkways

The path leading to Patanjali hall (meditation) leading to different blocks
 The gallery
behind the
guest rooms

The utility room

(washing, drying, The view of the guest room block
sewing, generator)
The guest bed room
3

The front view of the meditation hall surrounded by water body, the hall has
seating arrangement facing towards the centre

The back view

4

The view from another studio. This

lawn with a small water body on the
left and the white structure in front is
the main block known as ‘The Heart’.

The back side of the van Gogh studio

The view of the main 5 This view from the lower
block from the van gogh garden towards the main
studio and lawn block and the side view to
the hall

The interior of the main block

The view of the bowl shaped ‘katora’
The air conditioned hall for meditational
and other cultural activities.

The hall (meditation) The breakfast area The front of the hall with a outdoor seating
 6

The way to the owner’s hut ‘ashwin’s hut’.

A ‘U’ shaped water body with ducks in it,

marking it as a privacy for owner’s area
Ceramic studio
Walk ways
 office Patanjali hall Admin room The heart

Kitchen/
dishwasher
area
Guest house

Meditation hut Ceramic studio hall

STANDARD TAKEN- referred from Neufert and Bureau of Indian Affairs
DESIGN OPTIONS
Option 1
DESIGN OPTIONS
1st floor
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Option 5
FINAL DESIGN PROPOSAL – GROUND FLOOR
FINAL DESIGN PROPOSAL – FIRST FLOOR