Introducing green spaces inside the building

The site was a sloping portion of a hillock. The clients brief was large hall for discourses, seminar halls for small groups, Meditation room called " Babas room" library , offices and some residential facility for the members with large dining facility and a large open amphitheatre.

We decided the form of brahmakumari's logo, an elliptical circle with radiating rays from the centre for the structure.

Central elliptical circle became the large hall with all other anxillary spaces around this hall with a corridor in between. All these spaces around the hall were separated from each other by strips of terraces radiating from the hall as if the rays of wisdom or gyan radiating out from the central hall.

While walking in the corridor, these green terraces give glimpses of light, greenery and the panoramic view of the hills around in a frame. This has resulted into a refreshing and delightful experience turning the corridor into a path of circulation.

The rear side sloping portion of the site is developed as a very large open amphitheatre accommodating 2500/3000 devotees.

This entire amphitheatre is made as green stepped terraces with lots of green trees cover in between and around. The green element has given this center a very refreshing, healthy, ambience.

Though it was 6000 sq.mt. plot, the built up area requirements were too high hence going vertical with minimum required marginal side open spaces for fire tender movement and space for plantation of trees near compound wall could be left.

But we were interested in creating a large central open landscaped space to be seen from all floors.

We created a 3 storied car parking structure and the 7 storied office structure was arranged in " C"  shape around that podium. The canteen and recreation activities are planned on the level of podium which becomes an extension of the same activity creating a refreshing, happening space.

This green podium is on the East side, hence always in shade in the afternoon.

All the floors have breakout balcony corridor overlooking this podium.

Naturopathy center's Ladies treatment ward.

The existing ward was a typical purely functional one with doubly loaded corridors with treatment rooms and spaces on both sides. The no. of rooms were inadequate making the patients wait in the gloomy corridor for their turn. Our main attempt was to break this boring experience of waiting in this lifeless corridor and make this time of treatment a pleasurable one.

We introduced four internal courtyards in four zones of treatments. The corridor now has one side the treatment spaces and on the other side this lovely green open to sky internal courtyard with ghat like steps to sit, enjoy this court while waiting.

It’s no longer gloomy and boring but fresh, healthy, fully ventilated central space.

Secondly each treatment like massage, various types of hydrobaths need min.20 minutes of time slot. To make this experience also enjoyable, we have created an external green courtyard which is covered with curved wall from outside for privacy.

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