RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE

NAME: SHAH HIRAL

ID NO : 12-ARG-43
GUIDE : NIKETA GAEKWAD

SIGN :

SUMMARY

IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF COULD ASSIST IN A NEW

FORM OF HEALING AND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW UNDERSTANDING
OF HEALING, REJUVENATION AND WELLBEING SUITED TO THE 21
CENTURY.
WHAT'S MORE IS THAT IT COULD SERVE TO SET THE COURSE FOR A
FUTURE ENRICHED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF STUDY AND
IMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THAT OF ARCHITECTURE, HUMAN
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
OVERVIEW
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT AND
FACILITATE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN SAFETY,
AND QUALITY COMMUNITY CARE, BUT TO ALSO EMBRACE THE PERSON,
FAMILY, AND CAREGIVERS IN A PSYCHO-SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE THERAPEUTIC
ENVIRONMENT. THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH A PERSON RECEIVES CARE AFFECTS HIS OUTCOMES, SATISFACTION,
EFFICIENCY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES. THE EFFECTS CAN BE
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IS THERAPEUTIC WHEN IT DOES ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:

SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN THE TREATMENT OF THE PHYSICAL BODY

SUPPORTS THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE

PERSON, FAMILY, AND SOCIETY

PRODUCES MEASURABLE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON PERSONS OUTCOMES

AND EFFECTIVENESS

KEY FACTORS FOR HUMAN WELL BEING OUTCOME:

REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS

PROVIDE POSITIVE DISTRACTIONS

ENABLE SOCIAL SUPPORT

GIVE A SENSE OF CONTROL

AIM:
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TO CREATE PHYCOLOGICAL AND PH YSICAL HEALING ENVIRONMENT

IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THAT CAN ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE
CARE AND TREATMENT PROCESS OF HUMAN WELL BEING AND
COMMUNITY.

OBJECTIVE:
INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF THERAPY AS RELATED TO THERAPEUTIC
ARCHITECTURE.
INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE DESIGN
APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS COMMUNITY.
INCORPORATE NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE SPACES THAT
ENCOURAGE HEALING AND WELL BEING.

METHODOLOGY:
TO COMBINE PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC METHODS WITH HUMANISTIC
ARCHITECTURE AND CREATIVE HEALING ENVIONMENT.
STUDY METHOD OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALING AND METHOD OF APPROACH
UNDERSTAND ALL THE TYPES OF THERAPIES AND ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
OF THEIR METHODS.
STUDY ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY HEALING AND METHODS

SCOPE:
TO SERVE TEMPORARY RETREAT FACILITY FROM BUSY URBAN CONTEXT,
NOT JUST FOR THE PATIENTS BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT GIVES
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
THE EXPERIENCE OF SPACES.

CHAPTERISATION
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1. INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(I)THERAPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
(II)PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2. NEED OF THERAPEUTIC SPACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. HOLISTIC HEALING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. CASE STUDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5. THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN THERAPY . . . . . 23
6. THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7. SCOPE OF WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
9. BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

INTRODUCTION
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WHAT IS A HEALING ENVIRONMENT?

THE CONCEPT OF HEALING SPACES HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR CENTURIES. NATURE
HEALS THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE.
THE TERM HEALING IS DERIVED FROM THE ANGLO- SAXON WORD HEALAN WHICH
ESSENTIALLY MEANS TO MAKE WHOLE.
THAT IS TO SAY, HEALING IS NOT ONLY LIMITED TO A PHYSICAL CURE
BUT RATHER A PROCESS WHICH RESULTS WITH ONE BECOMING WHOLE.
HEALING IS CONSIDERED AS BRINGING THE BODY MIND SOUL BACK INTO BALANCE.
THE INTEGRATION OF ALL THE SENSES HELPS COMPLETE
THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF AN ENVIRONMENT TO ALLOW FOR HEALING TO EMERGE.
EXAMPLE,

FOR

THE SOUND OF MOVING WATER IS ONE ASPECT OF A SPACE THAT CAN ELICIT EMOTIONS FOR
RELAXATION. THUS, THE ARCHITECTURE CAN INTEGRATE THE WATER AS AN ASPECT OF THE
DESIGN TO ALLOW FOR A HEALING ENVIRONMENT TO EMERGE.

LIGHTING DESIGN IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN CREATING HEALING

SITUATIONS.
IT IS PROVEN THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE SURROUNDED BY NATURAL LIGHT ARE MORE
PRODUCTIVE AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES.

THE LANGUAGE OF FORMS IN ARCHITECTURE ALSO HAS A CORRELATION TO THE FEELING ONE
OBTAINS FROM THE SPACE. FOR EXAMPLE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HAS SOFT EDGES,
BUT NO RIGHT ANGLES (REDSTONE).
THE ARCHITECTURE OF A HEALING ENVIRONMENT CAN TAKE ON THE QUALITIES OF NATURAL
CONDITIONS THROUGH IMITATION IN FORM.
HEALING ENVIRONMENTS SHOULD...
STIMULATE POSITIVE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES;
ENHANCE OUR CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE;
ALLOW FOR PRIVACY;
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DO NO PHYSICAL HARM;
PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, VARYING STIMULI;
ENCOURAGE TIMES OF RELAXATION;
ALLOW US TO INTERACT WITH THEM PRODUCTIVELY;
BALANCE CONSTANCY AND FLEXIBILITY;

THE INTEGRATION OF ALL THE SENSES HELPS COMPLETE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF AN
ENVIRONMENT TO ALLOW FOR HEALING TO EMERGE.
THROUGH THIS SENSORY
EXPERIENCE WE CAN HAVE
SPACES WITH RESPECT TO THAT
SENSES.

THERE IS SCIENCE BEHIND EVERY

SENSE AND THE EFFECT OF
SPACES ON THAT; REACTION OF
PERSON

FOR EXAMPLE,
BY BRINGING NATURE INDOORS, IT
HAS MANY PSYCHOLOGICAL
BENEFITS.

PLANTS ARE SOOTHING AND

RESTFUL. PLANTS REPRESENT
LIFE, GROWTH, AND HOPE.
THEY CAN PROVIDE INTEREST AND
DIVERSION. PLANTS ARE USED AS
A THERAPEUTIC TOOL.
Journal of Health Care Interior Design 1: 2934.)

SOMETIMES THE SPACE ITSELF BUILT AN IMAGE OR MANIPULATE THE SENSES ACCORDING TO
NEED.

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WHAT IS THERAPY?
A TREATMENT THAT HELPS SOMEONE FEELS BETTER; GROW STRONGER, ETC.,
ESPECIALLY AFTER AN ILLNESS: BUT NOT NECESSARILY
THERAPIES GENERALLY FALL INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIES, WHICH FOCUS ON COGNITIONS AND BEHAVIOURS,
PSYCHOANALYTICAL AND PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPIES , WHICH FOCUS ON THE
UNCONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS THAT EVOLVED FROM CHILDHOOD,
HUMANISTIC THERAPIES, FOCUS ON SELF-DEVELOPMENT IN THE 'HERE AND NOW ',
ARTS THERAPIES, WHICH USE CREATIVE ARTS WITHIN THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
AND COUNSELLING, WHICH LOOKS TO RESOLVE ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY PERSON
THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF OTHER SPECIFIC THERAPIES TOO.
AYURVEDA THERAPY

EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY

EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITISATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
SPEECH THERAPY

FAMILY/SYSTEMIC THERAPY
GROUP THERAPY
INTEGRATIVE
INTERPERSONAL THERAPY
MINDFULNESS
PLAY THERAPY
PSYCHOSEXUAL THERAPY
THERAPIES OCCUR ACROSS IN-PATIENT, OUT-PATIENT, COMMUNITY-BASED, SPECIALIST AND
NON-SPECIALIST SETTINGS.
IN THIS COMPETITIVE WORLD THE STRESS LEVEL HAS HIGHER. TO AVOID MENTAL DISORDER
OR DEPRESSION THE PEOPLE HAS STARTED THERAPY TREATMENT FOR RELAXATION AND
MENTAL STRENGTH.

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WHY THE NEED OF THERAPY AND APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE?

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THROUGHOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE HAVE SOUGHT TO ESCAPE THE STRESSES ASSOCIATED WITH
URBAN LIVING. THIS DESIRE TO ESCAPE THE BUSY URBAN CONDITIONS OF CITIES IS STILL
VERY MUCH A REALITY TODAY IN PROVIDING A MENTAL RETREAT FOR RELAXATION AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PSYCHOLOGICALLY REBALANCES.
THIS FURTHER DEMONSTRATES OUR HUMAN DESIRE TO BE CLOSE TO NATURE AND THE
NECESSITY OF A HEALING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AN URBAN CONTEXT.

THE EXISTING SITUATION

MODERN BUILDINGS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH THE PRISON SYSTEM, IN THE WAY IN WHICH
THEY FUNCTION BY ISOLATING INDIVIDUALS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ORDER TO
REHABILITATE THEM.

HOWEVER, THE EXACT OPPOSITE IS ACCOMPLISHED AS THE ISOLATED INSTITUTIONAL

ATMOSPHERE ONLY DELAYS REHABILITATION AND CONSEQUENTLY CREATES THAT COME TO BE
A REPLICATION OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

HOWEVER, THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT SHOULD OUTWEIGH ANY

OTHER CONCERNS.
CAUSES OF STRESS ARE SO MUCH THAT
THE ONLY THERAPY CANT HELP FOR WELL
BEING.
IFTHE SPACE WHERE THE BELONG OR
WORK IS THERAPEUTIC, SO THE HALF OF
THE PROBLEM SOLVE BY THERE ONLY

THE MOTIF OF ALL THE THERAPIES

PROBABLY THE SAME- TO FEEL THE
PERSON BETTER
IT IS OPPORTUNITY FOR ARCHITECT TO
PROVIDE THE SAME FEELING BY THEIR
DESIGN SPACES.

GAURANG MAKHWANA A PAINTING THAT

CONTRAST RURAL VERSUS URBAN ETHOS
AND

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THEIR VARIANCES...THE PROGRESS OF TECHNOLOGY AND

DETERIORATION OF VALUESGROWING MATERIAL
COMFORT AND LESSENING MENTAL PEACE
BEFORE THE URBANISM AND INDUSTRIES TOOK OVER, PEOPLE
LIVES SATISFACTORY AND HAPPY LIVING.

NOW FOR THE SAME ENVIRONMENT IN CITY THEY NEED TO

GO TO THERAPIST AND PAY MONEY

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF FAMOUS THERAPY WHICH EVOLVED FROM HISTORY AND NOW IT IS FORMALISED
PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE
MUD THERAPY

FISH THERAPY

ACUPRESSURE
AYURVEDA

THERAPY

ARCHITECTURAL OPINION

ARCHITECTURE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS THE TAILOR OF OUR SENSUAL EXPERIENCE OF SPACE,

POSSESSING THE ABILITY TO DEPRIVE OR STIMULATE THE HUMAN SENSES

THIS DESIGN INVESTIGATION SEEKS TO RAISE THE CONCERN THAT ARCHITECTS CREATE
BUILDINGS WITHOUT PUTTING REAL THOUGHT INTO THE EFFECT OF THEIR DESIGN DECISIONS
ON THE PEOPLE WHO INHABIT THE SPACES.

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WE DO NOT REALISE THE

IMMENSE INFLUENCE BUILT STRUCTURES HAVE ON HUMAN SOCIETY AS WE DWELL IN THEM ON

A DAILY BASIS.

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EVEN THE SEEMINGLY 'HOMELESS' PERSON FINDS HIS SHELTER IN THE SHADOW
AND THE IN-BETWEEN SPACES OF THE CITY.

OF BUILDINGS

IT IS FAIR TO SAY THEN THAT THE SPACES WE PRODUCE CAN

INFLUENCE THE WELLBEING OF THE PERSON WHO DWELLS IN
THEM.

IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN ARCHITECTURE CAN BE BUT

ONE SMALL, YET EFFECTIVE TOOL TO UTILIZE IN ORDER TO
BETTER OUR LIVING CONDITIONS AND OUR EMOTIONAL
WELLBEING.

MY RESPONSE TO THESE CONCERNS TAKES ON THE FORM OF

AN ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSITION THAT SUGGESTS
REPRESENTING THE CONCEPT OF HEALING IN FOUR DIFFERENT
SPHERES, NAMELY: PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL,
SOCIOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL.
THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE
TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE CONSCIOUS PROCESS OF SELF-HEALING AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO BE NURTURING AND THERAPEUTIC AND, TO REDUCE STRESS.

THE TERM THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE HAS EVOLVED INTO A RECOGNISED CONCEPT AS A
REACTION AGAINST THE AUSTERITY OF MODERN TREATMENT FACILITIES. THIS CONCEPT
EMBODIES THE VISION OF WELL-DESIGNED ARCHITECTURAL SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE
HEALING AND HUMAN WELLBEING.
THE CONCEPT DOES NOT PROPOSE THAT THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF HAS THE ABILITY TO
HEAL, BUT THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL MANIPULATION OF SPACE CAN PROVIDE THE PLATFORM
FOR OTHER NATURAL FACTORS LIKE SOUND, LIGHT, COLOUR, PRIVACY, VIEWS, AND EVEN
SMELL TO PROMOTE A HEALING ENVIRONMENT THAT EFFECTS THE PHYSICAL AND

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PSYCHOLOGICAL.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE THAT SPACES HAVE ON PEOPLE AND THEIR
EMOTIONS.
COMPONENTS OF BOTH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE HUMAN-HEALTH ENVIRONMENT
ILLUSTRATE SPATIAL, LUMINOUS, THERMAL, AND SONIC DESIGN WITH RESPECT TO THE HUMAN
BRAIN, MIND, BODY, AND BEHAVIOUR.

THE PROPOSED
RELATIONSHIP WILL BE
STUDIED FROM THE
EXPERIENCE OF THE
EXPERIMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSED. IN THE
CONTEXT OF THIS PAPER,
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS PAID
TO LUMINOUS INTENSITIES

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THE IDEA OF MODERN-DAY EVIDENCE IS NO LONGER ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH TECHNOLOGY

AND MEDICAL SCIENCE, BUT IT HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNISED THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF
EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE. THIS CONCEPT EXPLORES AND
RECORDS THE EFFECTS AND BENEFITS OF WELL-DESIGNED SPACES ON PERSON SPENDING
LONG PERIODS OF TIME IN HEALING ENVIRONMENTS
THROUGH THE STIMULATION OF CERTAIN BRAIN MOLECULES AND EFFECTS
WITH CERTAIN SPATIAL QUALITY ADJUSTMENTS WE CAN MANIPULATE THE HUMAN EMOTIONS
AND CHANGE INDIVIDUAL MOODS POSITIVELY TO PROMOTE FURTHER HEALING.

BUILDING PERFORMANCE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS ONE OF THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENHANCE THE
ENVIRONMENT. HUMANS ARE AFFECTED BY ENERGY THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SCARCITY OF RESOURCES.
HUMANS ARE ALSO DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
AS SPACES ARE MORE EFFICIENT, HUMANS COULD BE PROVIDED WITH IMPROVED INDOOR AIR
QUALITY.
DR. CHALFOUN HAS ESTABLISHED TEN BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN
CONSIDERED AND USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DESIGN INDEX.
LUMINOUS INTENSITIES
THEY CAN BE EITHER MORE OR LESS AGREEABLE, MORE OR LESS ATTRACTIVE, OR THEY
COULD BE MORE OR LESS APPROPRIATE TO THE FUNCTION OF THE SPACE. VARIATIONS OF
LUMINANCE AND COLORS CAN STRENGTHEN ATTRACTIVENESS, TRIGGER EMOTIONS, AND
AFFECT OUR MOOD.
THE IMPACT OF LIGHTING INFLUENCES INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR STATE OF MIND. LIGHTING
SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BUILDING OCCUPANTS WITH THE RIGHT VISUAL
CONDITIONS TO HELP THEM PERFORM VISUAL TASKS EFFICIENTLY, SAFELY, AND
COMFORTABLY.

THE LUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT ACTS THROUGH A CHAIN OF MECHANISMS ON HUMAN

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS, WHICH FURTHER INFLUENCE HUMAN
PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY.
DAYLIGHT
THROUGH HISTORY, DAYLIGHT HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF LIGHT IN BUILDINGS.
NATURAL LIGHT IMPROVES LIVEABILITY, ADDS VISUAL EXCITEMENT, AND REDUCES
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION. VIRTUALLY ALL BUILDINGS IN ALL CLIMATES CAN BENEFIT FROM
CORRECT DAYLIGHT DESIGN. PEOPLE PERCEIVE THE LUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT THROUGH
THEIR EYES AND PROCESS IT WITH THEIR BRAIN. LIGHT SCENES ARE THEREFORE EVALUATED
IN CONNECTION TO EXPECTATIONS.
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ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HUMAN PERFORMANCE
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE
AND IN HAPPINESS AT HOME. INDEED, HUMAN PERFORMANCE IS INFLUENCED AND
CHANGEABLE BY THE ENVIRONMENT.
HUMAN PERFORMANCE, BODY IMPACT AREAS, AND HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT WERE
STUDIED THOROUGHLY IN DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DESIGN INDEX.
COLOUR

ARCHITECTURE SHOULD INTEGRATE THE POWER OF COLOUR INTO MODERN HEALING

ENVIRONMENTS TO EVOKE AND STIMULATE CERTAIN EMOTIONAL RESPONSES AND USE IT AS A
TOOL TO MANIPULATE AND CONTROL THE EXPERIENCE OF SPACE AS DESIRED.

Colour wheel of emotional psychology

Cynthia et al. Design Details for Health:
Making the Most of Design's Healing Potential,
2nd Edition Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
(2000)

USE OF THIS INFORMATION IN INTERIOR

CAN HELP TO EVOKE EMOTIONS.

HERE ARE MENTIONED HOW TO PROVIDE

ARCHITECTURAL INFERENCES IN SPACE TO MAKE
THAT THERAPEUTIC
THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED IN ALL TYPES OF BUILDING
LIKE SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OFFICE, INSTITUTION ETC.
THERE IS NO NEED FOR SPECIAL INSTITUTION FOR
THERAPIES TO PROVIDE THE SAME.

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ELEMENTS OF THERAPEUTIC
ARCHITECTURE:
MOSTLY NATURAL ELEMENTS

LIKE SUN

WATER, VEGETATIONS,
PLANTERS, WIND, DAYLIGHT

ARE

USED AS MAIN ELEMENTS

NOW A DAYS ADAPTIVE FACADE SYSTEMS, LUMINOUS SYSTEMS, ARTIFICIAL WATER SYSTEMS
ALSO USED TO CREATE HEALING ENVIRONMENT.

IN ORDER TO DESIGN A SPACE FOR THERAPEUTIC HEALING, IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW

WHAT

THE EXACT REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT COULD ASSIST THE SPECIALIST IN OPTIMISING HIS/HER
WORK.

FOLLOWING THE FOUR SPHERES OF HEALING MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PROGRAMME OF THE
BUILDING DEALS SPECIFICALLY WITH THREE SEPARATE BUT RELATED THERAPY DEPARTMENTS
AND ALSO A MORE PUBLIC SECTION THAT WOULD INCLUDE SPACES THAT WILL SERVE THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND GENERAL VISITORS ETC.

THE THERAPY DIVISIONS ARE:

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY,
PHYSIOTHERAPY, AND
PSYCHIATRIC THERAPY.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY(OT)
THIS FORM OF THERAPY IS THE CAREFUL REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS CLIENTS WITH
MENTAL/SOCIAL ISSUE OR PHYSICAL INJURIES TO ASSIST IN PERFORMING DAILY ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS CLIMBING STAIRS.
IN THE AIM OF ACHIEVING THIS, AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST MAY USE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT SPACES OR APPARATUS TO EVOKE THE DESIRED EMOTION OR PHYSICAL STRAIN IN
THE CLIENT.

SOME OF THESE REQUIREMENTS

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EXAMPLES

SNOOZELEN ROOM, AQUATIC THERAPY

POOLS AND A WATERBED AS USED BY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST GLOBALLY.

PSYCHIATRIC THERAPY
ALTHOUGH PSYCHIATRIC THERAPY CAN TAKE ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FORMS, THIS
PROJECT WILL ONLY ACCOMMODATE A FORM OF HYDROTHERAPY SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS.
NOW A DAYS REIKI THERAPY, YOGA, MEDITATION ALSO LIES UNDER THIS
THIS IS MORE ABOUT SELF HEALING AFTER TREATMENT STARTS

PHYSICAL THERAPY
THIS DIVISION WOULD HOUSE SOME OF THE MORE PUBLIC THERAPEUTIC AMENITIES AND IS
DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS:
THE FITNESS CENTRE AND THE PHYSIOTHERAPY ROOMS.

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MASSAGING WATERJETS
IN THE HYDROTHERAPY
POOL.
AN EXAMPLE OF AN
UNDERWATER TREADMILL.

A HAYDRAULOPHONE IS
- A WATER ORGAN. IT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, BY STEVE MANN, RYAN JANZEN AND MARK POST.
BASICALLY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT THAT WORKS WITH WATER

THEY DESCRIBE IT
AS A "VELOCITYSENSITIVE MUSIC
KEYBOARD IN
WHICH EACH KEY
IS A WATER JET."

IT PRODUCES A
VERY UNIQUE
EERIE BUT
SURPRISINGLY
BEAUTIFUL SOUND
VERY SIMILAR TO
THAT OF A WHALE.
THIS COULD BE EMPLOYED AS A FORM OF INFORMAL THERAPY

HOLISTIC HEALING: AN INTRODUCTION

HOLISTIC

HEALING IS AN APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS THAT TAKES INTO

CONSIDERATION THE WHOLE PERSON, ADDRESSING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND
EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING, SPIRITUAL VALUES, SOCIAL LIFESTYLE, AND
INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
HOLISTIC HEALTH IS BASED ON THE NATURAL PRINCIPLE THAT THE WHOLE IS COMPRISED OF
INTERRELIVANT PARTS, AND THAT WHEN ONE PART IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT OPTIMUM LEVEL
S, IT IMPACTS ALL OF THE OTHER PARTS.
HOLISTIC HEALING GOES BEYOND MERELY TREATING SYMPTOMS, AND INSTEAD USES THEM AS
A GUIDE TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF HOLISTIC HEALING THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS, INCLUDING THO
SE NOTED BELOW:

TYPES OF HOLISTIC HEALING THERAPIES

ENERGY HEAL I NG
ACUPUNCTURE
HEALING TOUCH
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HOMEOPATHIC THERAPIES
HERBAL THERAPIES
NEUROLOGICAL PAIN
BODY MIND HEALING
CHAKRA HEALING
NATUROPATHY
MEDITATION
CRYSTAL HEALING
AYURVED
SPIRITUAL HEALING
ALTERNATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY HEALING - CATEGORIES
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES AND MEDICINES FALL INTO FIVE MAJOR
CATEGORIES, OR DOMAINS:
1. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ARE BUILT UPON COMPLETE SYSTEMS OF THEORY AND
PRACTICE. OFTEN, THESE SYSTEMS HAVE EVOLVED APART FROM AND EARLIER THAN THE
CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL APPROACH USED IN THE UNITED STATES. EXAMPLES OF
ALTERNATIVE
MEDICAL SYSTEMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED IN WESTERN CULTURES INCLUDE HOMEOPATHIC
MEDICINE AND NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE.
EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED IN NON-WESTERN CULTURES INCLUDE
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND AYURVEDA.

2. MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS
MIND-BODY MEDICINE USES A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE MIND'S
CAPACITY TO AFFECT BODILY FUNCTION AND SYMPTOM.
IN THE PAST HAVE BECOME MAINSTREAM INCLUDING MEDITATION, PRAYER, MENTAL HEALING,
AND THERAPIES THAT USE CREATIVE OUTLETS SUCH AS ART, MUSIC, OR DANCE.

3. BIOLOGICALLY BASED THERAPIES

BIOLOGICALLY BASED THERAPIES USE SUBSTANCES FOUND IN NATURE, SUCH AS HERBS,
FOODS, AND VITAMINS. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS,3 HERBAL
PRODUCTS, AND THE USE OF OTHER SO CALLED NATURAL BUT AS YET SCIENTIFICALLY
UNPROVEN

4. MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED METHODS

MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED METHODS IN CAM ARE BASED ON MANIPULATION AND/OR
MOVEMENT OF ONE OR MORE PARTS OF THE BODY. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE CHIROPRACTIC
OR OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATION, AND MASSAGE.
5. ENERGY THERAPIES
ENERGY THERAPIES INVOLVE THE USE OF ENERGY FIELDS. THEY ARE OF TWO TYPES:
BIOFIELD THERAPIES ARE INTENDED TO AFFECT ENERGY FIELDS THAT PURPORTEDLY
SURROUND AND PENETRATE THE HUMAN BODY. THE
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EXISTENCE OF SUCH FIELDS HAS NOT YET BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN. SOME FORMS OF
ENERGY THERAPY MANIPULATE BIOFIELDS BY
APPLYING PRESSURE AND/OR MANIPULATING THE BODY BY PLACING THE HANDS IN, OR
THROUGH, THESE FIELDS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE QI GONG, REIKI, AND THERAPEUTIC TOUCH.

BIOELECTROMAGNETIC-BASED THERAPIES INVOLVE THE UNCONVENTIONAL USE OF

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, SUCH AS PULSED FIELDS, MAGNETIC FIELDS, OR ALTERNATINGCURRENT OR DIRECT-CURRENT FIELDS.
PRANIC HEALING
INTRODUCTION & MEANING
PRANIC HEALING IS BASED ON THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY. MAN`S
WHOLE PHYSICAL BODY IS ACTUALLY COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS: THE VISIBLE PHYSICAL
BODY, AND THE INVISIBLE ENERGY BODY CALLED THE BIOPLASMIC BODY. THE VISIBLE
PHYSICAL BODY IS THAT PART OF THE HUMAN BODY THAT WE SEE, TOUCH, AND ARE MOST
ACQUAINTED WITH.
THE BIOPLASMIC BODY IS THAT INVISIBLE LUMINOUS ENERGY BODY WHICH INTERPENETRATES
THE VISIBLE PHYSICAL BODY AND EXTENDS BEYOND IT BY FOUR OR FIVE INCHES.
PRANIC HEALING IS AN ANCIENT SCIENCE AND ART OF HEALING, INVENTED BY MASTER CHOAKOK-SUI. THIS TECHNIQUE UTILIZES PRANA OR KI OR LIFE ENERGY TO HEAL THE WHOLE
PHYSICAL BODY.
IT ALSO INVOLVES THE MANIPULATION OF KI AND BIOPLASMIC MATTER OF THE PATIENT`S
BODY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED MEDICAL QIGONG
PSYCHIC HEALING, THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
BASICALLY, THERE ARE THREE MAJOR SOURCES OF PRANA: SOLAR PRANA, AIR PRANA AND
GROUND PRANA. SOLAR PRANA IS PRANA FROM SUNLIGHT. IT INVIGORATES THE WHOLE BODY
AND PROMOTES GOOD HEALTH. IT CAN BE OBTAINED BY SUNBATHING OR EXPOSURE TO
SUNLIGHT FOR ABOUT FIVE TO TEN MINUTES AND BY DRINKING WATER THAT HAS BEEN
EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR TOO MUCH SOLAR PRANA WOULD HARM
THE WHOLE PHYSICAL BODY SINCE IT IS QUITE POTENT.

CASE STUDY
OSHO COMMUNE INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION RESORT PUNE
THE CENTRE FROM WHICH BHAGWAN RAJNEESH (OSHO) INSTITUTES HIS
PHILOSOPHICAL TEACHINGS. THIS LUSH CONTEMPORARY 28-ACRE CAMPUS IS A
TROPICAL OASIS WHERE NATURE AND THE 21ST CENTURY BLEND SEAMLESSLY, BOTH
WITHIN AND WITHOUT.

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THE MARBLE PATHWAYS, ELEGANT BLACK BUILDINGS, ABUNDANT FO

ONESELF.

OSHO ACTIVE MEDITATIONS, TECHNIQUES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR

BODY.

THE DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS THE PYRAMID- THE

OLDEST EXISTING MONUMENTAL FORM, TO EPITOMISE THE SPECTRUM OF THE CLIENTS
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

THE COMPELLING BLACK PYRAMIDAL

FORMS HAVE A SERIES OF
CONNOTATIONS: BLACK EMBODIES THE
AMALGAMATION OF ALL COLOURS,
HARNESSES COSMIC ENERGY AND THE
PYRAMID IS THE MOST STABLE FORM.
BLUE IS USED IN THE FENESTRATIONS
AS IT SIGNIFIES ENLIGHTENMENT- THE
HALO OF LIFE.

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STRUCTURALLY, EACH PYRAMID IS CONCEIVED AS A SHELL RESTING ON PERIPHERAL

BEAMS, WHICH REST ON R.C.C. COLUMNS. THE VISUAL IMPACT OF THE FACADES LIES
IN THE VARIATIONS IN THE INTENSITY OF BLACK AND THE INHERENT TEXTURES OF
VARIOUS MATERIALS. A PLACE TO SIMPLY RELAX AND ENJOY THE COMPANY OF
VISITORS OF ALL AGES FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES. ONE CAN CHOOSE IF HE/SHE
WANT TO DO SOMETHING, OR JUST WANT TO PARTY, REST, SWIM, MEDITATE OR JUST
TO BE.
LANDSCAPING USING ZEN GARDEN ELEMENTS :

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE OSHO COMMUNE IS STRIKIN

SURROUNDS.
THE IDEA WAS NOT TO CREATE BUILDINGS, BUT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WITH
EMPHASIS ON SPACES THAT ARE QUITE, TRANQUIL AND SERENE.
THE ADJOINING NULLAH IS CONVERTED INTO A BEAUTIFUL WATER BODY.

CASE STUDY: REHABILITATION CENTRE GROOT KLIMMENDAAL DESIGN BY KOEN VAN

VELSEN
THE GROOT KLIMMENDAAL REHABILITATION CENTRE, BRINGS TOGETHER TRANSPARENCY,
DIVERSITY, CONTINUITY, THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW , COLOUR PSYCHOLOGY AND THE
EXPERIENCE OF NATURE INTO A STIMULATING REVALIDATION CENTRE.
THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF NATURE

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THE THEORY OF BIOPHILIA SUGGESTS THAT HUMANS HAVE AN INNATE PREFERENCE TO

CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. THIS, IN COMBINATION WITH EXPERIMENTS
UNDERTAKEN BY ULRICH AND VARIOUS OTHER SCIENTISTS, SUGGEST THAT THE INTEGRATION
OF OUR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS INTO OUR LIVING AREAS CAN INDUCE HEALING AND
POSITIVE EMOTIONAL CHANGES, WHICH HAVE AN INDIRECT IMPACT ON STRESS LEVELS AND
PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.

ULRICH SUGGESTS FOUR PROBABLE REASONS FOR THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS PROVIDED BY
NATURE. ONE, WE ASSOCIATE NATURE WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHICH EVIDENTLY
STIMULATES HEALTH.
TWO, SOCIALIZING IS ALSO IN MOST
CASES DIRECTLY LINKED WITH NATURE,
FOR EXAMPLE WALKING OR SITTING ON A
BENCH IN A PARK WITH A FRIEND.

THREE, NATURE PROVIDES A TEMPORARY

ESCAPE FROM OUR EVERYDAY REALITY.
THE FOURTH POSSIBILITY IS THAT NATURE
ITSELF HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON
THE MIND. BEARING THIS IN MIND, DO
THESE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
ALONE CONTRIBUTE TO HEALING AND
WELL-BEING OR DO PEOPLE GAIN EXTRA
BENEFITS FROM ENGAGING IN THESE ACTIVITIES IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH NATURE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
NATURES INHERENT BEAUTY HAS THE ABILITY TO PROMOTE STRESS RELIEF, IMPROVE MOODS
AND EVEN INDUCE MENTAL RESTORATION.
WITHIN A NATURAL CONTEXT
EXAMPLE, THE POWER OF THE WINDOW THROUGH A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT THAT CONFIRMED
THAT PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL RECOVERED FASTER WHEN THEIR ROOMS HAD A DIRECT VIEW OF
THE EXTERNAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN A BLANK WALL. A WINDOW A GATEWAY
THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT A PATIENT FROM A HARSH REALITY TO A PLACE OF
CONTEMPLATION, SERVING AS A TEMPORARY ESCAPES.
THE CONCEPT OF FRAMING OF VIEWS, ENGAGING PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS LIKE A
WATER FEATURE OR A TREE IN THE LANDSCAPE, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A MOMENT OF SELFAWARENESS, THAT SERVES AS A DISTRACTION FROM PAIN AND SUFFERING.

THIS CONCEPT ALSO GENERATES COMFORT AND RELAXATION, WHICH ALLOWS A PATIENT TO
HEAL FASTER BY CREATING THE PERCEPTION OF AN ENVIRONMENT, WHERE PATIENTS VIEW
THE EXTERNAL WORLD RATHER THAN BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS, THEREBY MOVING AWAY
FROM THE INHERENT QUALITIES OF INSTITUTIONALISATION.

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REHABILITATION CENTRE GROOT

KLIMMENDAAL DESIGN BY KOEN
VAN VELSEN VIEW FRAMING

EFFECTS OF LIGHT, SHADOW AND COLOUR

PSYCHOLOGY, NATURAL LIGHT AND THE SUNS
RAYS ARE RECOGNISED AS ELEMENTS
CAPABLE OF PROMOTING HEALING AND THUS
SHOULD FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
DESIGN OF BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED
SPECIFICALLY FOR REHABILITATION.

REHABILITATION CENTRE GROOT KLIMMENDAAL DESIGN

BY KOEN VAN VELSEN PASSAGE
PLAY OF LIGHT AND COLOR CONTRAST

BENEDETTI HAS PROVED THAT PATIENTS EXPOSED TO AN AMPLIFIED CONCENTRATION OF

NATURAL SUNLIGHT PERCEIVE LESS STRESS, REQUIRE LESS MEDICATION AND EVEN
EXPERIENCE LESS PAIN.
SUNLIGHT CAN ALSO BE PERCEIVED AS A FORM OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATION IN ITS
UTILISATION IN THE CREATION OF A HEALTHY, THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT.
THE BALANCE OR IMBALANCE OF A SPACE CAN SO EASILY BE ALTERED THROUGH THE PLAY OF
LIGHT AND ALWAYS IN COMBINATION WITH FORMS, COLOURS AND NATURAL ELEMENTS. THE
QUALITY OF LIGHT CAN BE MANIPULATED AND ADAPTED TO ULTIMATELY CREATE THE ABILITY
OF TRANSCENDING INDIVIDUALS INTO AN ALTERNATE STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS THAT COULD
ESSENTIALLY BE RECOLLECTED IN MEMORY, AFTER ITS LIVED EXPERIENCE.

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THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN THERAPY

HISTORICALLY A STRUCTURES FAADE WAS CHARACTERIZED THROUGH ITS UNIQUE WINDOW
FORMATION IN RELATION TO CERTAIN AXES AND FEATURES FROM ITS SPECIFIC TIME.
A BUILDINGS FLOOR PLAN AND THE ALLOCATION OF ROOM FUNCTIONS ULTIMATELY RESULTED
IN THE UNIQUE FORMATION OF CERTAIN WINDOW SIZES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION.
MOST OF THESE HIERARCHIES HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF
MODERN WINDOW STRIPS AND FULL HEIGHT GLAZING SYSTEMS, THIS BEING A PREVAILING
ELEMENT OF A MORE DEMOCRATIC. EXPLORATIONS INTO MORE DYNAMIC FAADE SYSTEMS
THAT CAN ADAPT TO ITS EXTERNAL CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DESIRES, ALLOWING A
COMPLETE CONTROLLED

THESE SYSTEMS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, REQUIRED THROUGH INTERACTION AND ADAPTATION,
TAILORING TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENT NEEDS TO OPTIMIZE INTERNAL COMFORT-LEVELS.
THIS RELATES DIRECTLY TO THE RELEVANCE OF ADAPTIVE FAADE SYSTEMS, WITH INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND OTHER HEALING ENVIRONMENTS.
INTERIORS WHICH RESPECT WITH THE ORGANIC FORMS AND NATURE ORIENTED:

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THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES THROUGH TIME

THE HISTORY OF HUMANS DRAWING ON THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE GOES BACK TO
ANCIENT TIMES. CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO NATURE CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.
FOR MANY, NATURE IS A PART OF THEIR RELIGION AND FOR THOSE WITHOUT FORMAL
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION; THEIR CULTURE MAY STILL BE ROOTED IN A DEEP CONNECTION WITH
NATURE. IN EARLY JUDAIC, CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC RELIGIONS, THE GARDEN WAS A SYMBOL
OF PARADISE SUGGESTING THAT IT WAS THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE WOULD GO TO
ACHIEVE ULTIMATE SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL REWARD. THE JAPANESE CREATED
ZEN GARDENS AS A PLACE TO CALM THE SOUL, TO PROMOTE TRANQUILLITY AND
CONTEMPLATION.
NATIVE AMERICANS HOLD DEEP BELIEFS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD
AND WILDLIFE -- PLACING THEIR ANIMAL BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON EQUAL FOOTING AS
THEMSELVES. TO CENTRAL EUROPEANS THE FOREST IS A SETTING OF PROFOUND HISTORIC
AND MODERN IMPORTANCE DATING BACK TO PRE-CHRISTIAN PAGAN BELIEFS (COOPER
MARCUS & BARNES, 1999).
THIS DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND NATURE IS UNIVERSAL.

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JAPANESE ZEN GARDENS

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE GARDENS

ARE DESIGNED FOR PEACEFUL

CONTEMPLATION AND STRIVE TO PROVIDE A SPIRITUAL HEAVEN FOR VISITORS.
THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF AN ORIENTAL GARDEN IS NATURE. THE ELEMENTS OF
A JAPANESE GARDEN MIMIC OR SYMBOLIZE NATURAL ELEMENTS. THE MORE
NATURAL AND
HARMONIOUS A GARDEN IS,
THE MORE
CONDUCIVE IT IS TO
CONTEMPLATION.

THE

EIGHT MAIN ELEMENTS OF A

ZEN GARDEN

ARE BRIDGES, ISLAN

WATERFALLS.

BRIDGES

SYMBOLIZE THE TRANSITION FROM ONE WORLD TO ANOTHER OR

FROM ONE STAGE OF LIFE TO ANOTHER.
FLOWERS IRIS, LOTUS, LILIES.
SAND WHITE, FORMING RAKING PATTERN (USED TO FORM RIPPLES IN SAND
IMITATING WATER).
STONES AND ROCKS.
TREES ADDING COLOUR TO THE GARDEN. PINE, BAMBOO, FLOWERING PLUM
ETC.
WATER MYTHICAL OR REAL BODIES OF WATER, PROVIDING A RELAXING
AREA FOR MEDITATION OR GATHERING PLACE.
WATERFALLS FALLING DIRECTLY INTO POND OR FALL IN STAGES OVER
ROCKS.

JAPANESE ZEN GARDENS

ARE OFTENLY KNOWN AS MEDITATION GARDENS,

ALSO MEAN FOR RELATION ENJOYING THE BEAUTIES OF CREATION. BRIEFLY, THE
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WHOLE PURPOSE BEHIND

AND A PLACE TO THINK.

ZEN

CONCEPT IS RELAXATION; TO CALM THE SOUL

ZEN GARDENS

ARE CREATED BY SELECTING AND ARRANGING THESE ELEMENTS

IN THE SPACE AS PER MAIN DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF A JAPANESE GARDEN,
WHICH INCLUDE ASYMMETRY, ENCLOSURE, BORROWED SCENERY, BALANCE AND
SYMBOLISM.

THE HEALING ENVIRONMENT: A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE

THERE REMAINS SO MUCH MORE TO CONSIDER IN BRINGING THE OUTDOORS INSIDE,
SPECIFICALLY FOR ACUTE CARE AND OTHER HOSPITAL SETTINGS. POTTED PLANTS BECAME A
GREATER PART OF MODERN LIFE INDOORS WHEN IT WAS EASIER TO TRANSPORT THEM
GREATER DISTANCES,
AND THIS ALSO ALLOWED THE ENJOYMENT TO CROSS CLASS LINES. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE
ENGAGEMENT WITH NATURE OUTDOORS CAN, FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASE POSITIVE EFFECT,
REDUCE PSYCHO PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL, AND RENEW AN ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS THAT
REQUIRE CONCENTRATION.

THIS POSITIVE AFFECT HAS TRANSFERRED ITSELF INDOORS TO THE DEGREE THAT THE
ACCESS IS APPROPRIATE AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS IN NEED OF
RESTORATION OR STRESS REDUCTION
THE TECHNIQUE SHOULD BE RELEVANT

MANY COMPOSERS/PERFORMERS WANT TO DECLARE THEIR MUSIC AS HEALING, IMPLYING

THAT THE PERCEPTION, EXPERIENCE, PREFERENCE OF THE LISTENER IS IRRELEVANT.
IN THE SAME REGARD, THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IS CHALLENGED TO BETTER DEFINE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURES RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTHCARE DESIGN. THE CURRENT
DEFINITIONS OF HEALING ENVIRONMENTS USE NATURE ELEMENTS TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY
ARE UNDERSTOOD.

SCOPE OF WORKS:
EXAMPLES
THE THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE TALKING HERE IS WITH PERSPECTIVE OF ENVIRONMENT
REQUIRED FOR THE THERAPIES I.E, NATURAL THERAPY, AYURVEDA THERAPY
AND ALSO THE SPACES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THERAPEUTIC.THE HOSPITALS ARE NOT THE
ONLY HEALING PLACE THAT IS CONSIDERED HERE
IN THIS TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE IN

MORDEN TIMES : THE

SPA

/ REHABILITATIONS

SCHOOLS/THE CHURCH OR PRAYER

PLACE/TEMPLE
SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER SPORTS
GARDENS

/ MAGGIE CENTRES

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SPA: MOSTLY PEOPLE HAVE NO PROBLEM ALSO GOES TO GET RELAXED FROM THE BUSY
SCHEDULE. HERE THE AURA AND ENVIRONMENT IS CREATED ARTIFICIALLY WHICH MANIPULATE
THE FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS.
MOSTLY PEACEFUL SURROUNDING AND MASSAGE THERAPY IS EXPERIMENTED THERE
REMEDIAL MASSAGE, LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE MASSAGE, ETC ARE SERVED UNDER RESPECTIVE
CONDITIONS

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HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE SPACES INTERIORS OF SPA IN

THERAPIES.
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VARIATION ON LIGHT COMBINATION, FURNITURE, LOOKS ALSO DIFFERENT.

TEMPLES / CHURCHES : IT IS THE MOST HISTORIC OR OLDEST WAY TO SURVIVE IN

INDIAN REGION.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS DESIGNING TEMPLE OR SACRED PLACE IS PEOPLE
GO THERE TO RELEASE THEIR TENSION, WORRIES
IT IS NOTARCHITECTURALY BUT MORE ABOUT RILIGIOUS.
STILL BY PROVIDING GOOD PACES THE ESSENSE OF THE SPACE IS INCREASED.

THE PAVILLION INCORPORATES THE NATURA

IN A SPCAE OF HEALING.

THE FORMAL MOVES WITHIN THE INTERIOR SPACES S

GENERATING FORM DERIVED FROM A MORE HUMANISTIC

FORM.

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THE DESIGN OF THIS WALL, AS AN INTERACTIVE FEATURE WITHIN THE BU

THE USER BEGINS TO DESIGN THE WALL WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY, AND IT CHANGES
THE FACE OF THE SPACE JUST BY THE TOUCH OF A FINGER.
THE ROLE OF THE USER IS NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT WITHIN THE SPACE.

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CONCLUSION

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THE SYSTEM OF THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE IS LIKE THAT ONLY

BY FOCUSSING ALL OUT SOURCES IT MEDITATING ON SELF ONLY. TO PROMOTE SELF

DEVELOPMENT

THE ROLE OF THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE

THE TERM THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE HAS EVOLVED INTO A RECOGNISED CONCEPT AS A
REACTION AGAINST THE AUSTERITY OF MODERN TREATMENT FACILITIES. THIS CONCEPT
EMBODIES THE VISION OF WELL-DESIGNED ARCHITECTURAL SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE
HEALING AND HUMAN WELLBEING.
THE CONCEPT DOES NOT PROPOSE THAT THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF HAS THE ABILITY TO
HEAL, BUT THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL MANIPULATION OF SPACE CAN PROVIDE THE PLATFORM
FOR OTHER NATURAL FACTORS LIKE SOUND, LIGHT, COLOUR, PRIVACY, VIEWS, AND EVEN
SMELL TO PROMOTE A HEALING ENVIRONMENT THAT EFFECTS THE PHYSICAL AND

PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING OF STRESSED PERSON.

THE 21TH CENTURY, WITH ITS RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND THE FAST PACED
EVOLUTION OF MEDICAL SCIENCE IN COMBINATION WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
PRIMARILY ON FUNCTIONALITY AND RATIONALITY HAS IN MANY CASES RESULTED IN OUR
INHUMANE HEALING ENVIRONMENTS
CREATING HEALING ENVIRONMENTS RELATED TO HUMANISTIC ARCHITECTURE:
HUMANISTIC PHILOSOPHICAL AND ETHICAL STANCE THAT EMPHASIZES THE VALUE AND
AGENCY OF HUMAN BEINGS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, AND GENERALLY PREFERS
CRITICAL THINKING AND EVIDENCE OVER ACCEPTANCE OF SUPERSTITION.
HUMANISTIC ARCHITECTURE DRAWS ON INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN TO THE EFFECTS OF
ENVIRONMENT ON HEALTH

THE MAIN CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS THAT A RURAL
ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES WITHIN A MORE URBAN CONTEXT.
THIS WAS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATURE AS THERAPY
THROUGH ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT EXPLORED THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURAL
TECHNOLOGY IN THERAPY AND ULTIMATELY INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF A HIGHLY
LOCALISED ADAPTIVE FAADE SYSTEM.
THE DESIGN DEINSTIUTIONALISED THE EXISTING REHABILITATION PROGRAMME THROUGH
THE SIMULATION OF A REAL LIFE CONCEPT, WHERE THE FACILITY INCORPORATES
FAMILIAR ELEMENTS LIKE THE HOUSE, NEIGHBOURHOOD AND DOWNTOWN TO REPLICATE
THE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

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AN INTEGRATED FACILITY THAT GIVES BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH SHARED

FACILITIES.
ARCHITECTURE NOW

NEEDS TO CHANGE AND ADAPT ITS TRADITIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF

INSTITUTIONALIZATION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT STIMULATES ALL THE HUMAN

SENSES AND DEVIATES FROM THE PAST STIGMATIZED APPROACHES OF INSTITUTIONAL
DESIGN.

ARCHITECTURE CAN BE SEEN AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL WITH THE ABILITY OF CREATING

SPACES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INDUCE HEALING. THE HEALING EFFECTS OF NATURE IN
RELATION TO THE ARCHITECTURAL MANIPULATION OF SPACE CAN OCCUR IN ANY
CONDITION BEING URBAN OR RURAL.

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