therapeutic architecture

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE

NAME: SHAH HIRAL ID NO : 12-ARG-43 GUIDE : NIKETA GAEKWAD

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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

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SUPPORTS THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PERSON, FAMILY, AND SOCIETY

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PRODUCES MEASURABLE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON PERSON’S OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS

KEY FACTORS FOR HUMAN WELL BEING OUTCOME: •

REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS

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PROVIDE POSITIVE DISTRACTIONS

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ENABLE SOCIAL SUPPORT

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GIVE A SENSE OF CONTROL

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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.

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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

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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; 5 | Page

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 VALUES…GROWING 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. 13 | P a g e

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 17 | P a g e

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 18 | P a g e

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 CLIENT’S 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. NATURE’S 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 SUN’S 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 FAÇADE 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 FAÇADE 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 FAÇADE 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 26 | P a g e

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 ARCHITECTURE’S 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

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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 FAÇADE 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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THANK YOU.

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