Introducing green spaces inside the building
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Blog By - Surbhi JoshiThe 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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