therapeutic architecture

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE

NAME: SHAH HIRAL

ID NO : 12-ARG-43

GUIDE : NIKETA GAEKWAD

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 PERSON’S 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

TO CREATE PHYCOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL 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.

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

WHAT IS A HEALING ENVIRONMENT?

T

HE CONCEPT OFHEALING SPACES HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR CENTURIES

. “N

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THE MOST COMMON RESPONSE

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.

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HEHIGHESTPOTENTIALOFANENVIRONMENT TOALLOWFORHEALING TOEMERGE

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HEARCHITECTUREOFAHEALINGENVIRONMENT CANTAKEONTHEQUALITIESOFNATURAL CONDITIONS THROUGHIMITATIONINFORM

.

HEALING ENVIRONMENTS SHOULD...

STIMULATE POSITIVE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES;

ENHANCE OUR CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE, CULTURE, AND PEOPLE;

ALLOW FOR PRIVACY;

DO NO PHYSICAL HARM;

PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, VARYING STIMULI;

ENCOURAGE TIMES OF RELAXATION;

ALLOW US TO INTERACT WITH THEM PRODUCTIVELY;

BALANCE CONSTANCY AND FLEXIBILITY;

T

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.

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WHAT IS

THERAPY

?

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;

GROW STRONGER

,

ETC

.,

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:

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:

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,

WHICHFOCUSON COGNITIONSAND BEHAVIOURS

,

PSYCHOANALYTICAL ANDPSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPIES

,

WHICHFOCUS ON THE UNCONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIPPATTERNSTHATEVOLVED FROMCHILDHOOD

,

HUMANISTICTHERAPIES

,

FOCUSON SELF

-

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,

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,

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.

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QUINEASSISTEDTHERAPY

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,

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. T

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.

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.

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A

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,

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. M

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.

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YRESPONSETOTHESECONCERNSTAKESONTHEFORMOF ANARCHITECTURALPROPOSITIONTHATSUGGESTS

REPRESENTINGTHECONCEPTOFHEALINGIN FOURDIFFERENT SPHERES

,

NAMELY

:

PSYCHOLOGICAL

,

PHYSIOLOGICAL

,

SOCIOLOGICAL

,

ANDENVIRONMENTAL

.

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TOENGAGEPEOPLEIN THECONSCIOUS PROCESSOFSELF

-

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.

S

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,

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.

T

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. T

HISCONCEPT EMBODIESTHEVISIONOFWELL

-

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.

T

HECONCEPT DOESNOTPROPOSETHATTHEARCHITECTUREITSELFHASTHEABILITYTO HEAL

,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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.

I

TIS IMPORTANTTOUNDERSTANDTHEROLETHATSPACES HAVEONPEOPLEAND THEIR EMOTIONS

.

C

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HEPROPOSED RELATIONSHIP WILLBE STUDIEDFROMTHE EXPERIENCEOFTHE EXPERIMENTSTHATHAVE BEENDISCUSSED

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. T

HIS CONCEPTEXPLORES AND RECORDSTHEEFFECTSANDBENEFITS OFWELL

-

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

USEOFTHISINFORMATIONININTERIOR CAN HELPTOEVOKEEMOTIONS

.

HEREAREMENTIONED HOWTOPROVIDE

ARCHITECTURALINFERENCESINSPACETOMAKE THATTHERAPEUTIC

THISCAN BEACHIEVED INALLTYPESOFBUILDING LIKE SCHOOL

,

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,

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,

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.

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.

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:

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,

VEGETATIONS

,

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,

WIND

,

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,

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.

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,

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. T

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,

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,

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T

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H

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,

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,

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,

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AND

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,

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,

SOCIALLIFESTYLE

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AND

INTERACTION

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.

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OLISTICHEALTHIS BASEDONTHENATURAL

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,

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.

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A

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T

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M

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:

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A

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. O

FTEN

,

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C

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A

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2. MIND-BODY INTERVENTIONS

M

IND

-

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S CAPACITYTOAFFECTBODILYFUNCTIONAND SYMPTOM

.

IN THEPASTHAVEBECOME MAINSTREAM

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,

PRAYER

,

MENTALHEALING

,

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,

MUSIC

,

ORDANCE

.

3. BIOLOGICALLY BASED THERAPIES

B

IOLOGICALLYBASEDTHERAPIESUSESUBSTANCESFOUNDIN NATURE

,

SUCHASHERBS

,

FOODS

,

AND VITAMINS

. S

OMEEXAMPLES INCLUDEDIETARYSUPPLEMENTS

,3

HERBAL PRODUCTS

,

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4. MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED METHODS

M

ANIPULATIVE ANDBODY

-

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CAM

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/

OR MOVEMENTOFONEORMOREPARTSOFTHEBODY

. S

OMEEXAMPLESINCLUDECHIROPRACTIC OROSTEOPATHICMANIPULATION

,

ANDMASSAGE

.

5. ENERGY THERAPIES

E

NERGY THERAPIESINVOLVE THEUSEOFENERGYFIELDS

. T

HEYAREOFTWOTYPES

:

EXISTENCEOFSUCHFIELDSHASNOTYETBEENSCIENTIFICALLYPROVEN

. S

OMEFORMSOF ENERGYTHERAPYMANIPULATEBIOFIELDS BY

APPLYINGPRESSUREAND

/

ORMANIPULATINGTHEBODYBYPLACING THEHANDS IN

,

OR THROUGH

,

THESEFIELDS

. E

XAMPLESINCLUDEQIGONG

, R

EIKI

,

AND

T

HERAPEUTIC

T

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.

• B

IOELECTROMAGNETIC-BASED THERAPIESINVOLVE THEUNCONVENTIONAL USEOF ELECTROMAGNETICFIELDS

,

SUCHASPULSED FIELDS

,

MAGNETICFIELDS

,

ORALTERNATING

-CURRENTORDIRECT

-

CURRENTFIELDS

.

PRANIC HEALING

I

NTRODUCTION

& M

EANING

P

RANIC HEALINGISBASEDONTHEOVERALL STRUCTUREOF THEHUMANBODY

. M

AN

`

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:

THEVISIBLE PHYSICAL BODY

,

ANDTHEINVISIBLEENERGYBODYCALLEDTHE BIOPLASMIC BODY

. T

HEVISIBLE PHYSICALBODYISTHATPARTOFTHEHUMANBODYTHATWESEE

,

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,

AND AREMOST ACQUAINTEDWITH

.

T

HEBIOPLASMICBODYIS THATINVISIBLELUMINOUSENERGYBODYWHICHINTERPENETRATES THEVISIBLEPHYSICALBODYANDEXTENDSBEYONDITBYFOURORFIVEINCHES

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UI

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HISTECHNIQUEUTILIZESPRANAORKIORLIFEENERGYTOHEALTHEWHOLE PHYSICALBODY

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TALSOINVOLVESTHEMANIPULATIONOFKI ANDBIOPLASMICMATTEROF THEPATIENT

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S BODY

. I

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THERAPEUTICTOUCH

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ASICALLY

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GROUND PRANA

. S

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. I

TINVIGORATESTHEWHOLEBODY ANDPROMOTES GOODHEALTH

. I

TCANBEOBTAINED BYSUNBATHINGOREXPOSURETO SUNLIGHTFORABOUTFIVETOTENMINUTESANDBYDRINKING WATERTHATHASBEEN EXPOSEDTOSUNLIGHT

. P

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CASE STUDY

O

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M

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UNE

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PHILOSOPHICALTEACHINGS

. T

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,

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,

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S RELIGIOUSBELIEFS

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T

HECOMPELLING BLACKPYRAMIDAL FORMSHAVE A SERIESOF

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.

B

LUE ISUSED INTHEFENESTRATIONS ASITSIGNIFIES ENLIGHTENMENT

-

THE HALO OFLIFE

.

S

TRUCTURALLY

,

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YRAMIDISCONCEIVED ASA SHELLRESTING ON PERIPHERAL BEAMS

,

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. T

HEVISUAL IMPACTOFTHEFACADES LIES INTHE VARIATIONSINTHE INTENSITYOFBLACKANDTHE INHERENTTEXTURES OF VARIOUS MATERIALS

. A

PLACETOSIMPLYRELAX ANDENJOYTHE COMPANYOF VISITORS OFALLAGES FROMOVER

100

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. O

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,

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,

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:

T

HEARCHITECTURE OFTHE

O

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C

OMMUNE ISSTRIKINGINITSSUBTLETY ASITINTEGRATES INTOTHE LUSHGREEN

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.

• T

HEIDEA WASNOTTOCREATE BUILDINGS

,

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,

TRANQUILAND SERENE

.

• T

HEADJOININGNULLAH IS CONVERTED INTOA BEAUTIFULWATERBODY

.

CASE

STUDY

:

REHABILITATION CENTRE GROOT KLIMMENDAAL DESIGN BY KOEN VAN

VELSEN

T

HE

G

ROOT

K

LIMMENDAAL

R

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THEPLAYOFLIGHT ANDSHADOW

,

COLOURPSYCHOLOGYANDTHE EXPERIENCEOFNATUREINTOASTIMULATINGREVALIDATION CENTRE

.

T

HETHEORYOFBIOPHILIASUGGESTS THATHUMANS HAVEANINNATEPREFERENCETO CONNECTWITHTHENATURALWORLD

. T

HIS

,

INCOMBINATION WITHEXPERIMENTS

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U

LRICHAND VARIOUSOTHERSCIENTISTS

,

SUGGEST THATTHEINTEGRATION OFOURNATURALSURROUNDINGSINTO OURLIVING AREASCAN INDUCEHEALINGAND

POSITIVE EMOTIONALCHANGES

,

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-

BEING

.

U

LRICHSUGGESTSFOURPROBABLE REASONSFOR THEBENEFICIALEFFECTSPROVIDED BY NATURE

. O

NE

,

WE ASSOCIATENATUREWITHPHYSICAL ACTIVITYWHICHEVIDENTLY

STIMULATESHEALTH

.

T

WO

,

SOCIALIZING ISALSO INMOST CASESDIRECTLYLINKEDWITHNATURE

,

FOREXAMPLEWALKINGORSITTINGONA BENCHINAPARKWITHAFRIEND

.

T

HREE

,

NATURE PROVIDESATEMPORARY ESCAPEFROMOUREVERYDAYREALITY

.

T

HE FOURTHPOSSIBILITYISTHATNATURE ITSELFHASASIGNIFICANTINFLUENCEON THEMIND

. B

EARINGTHISINMIND

,

DO THESESOCIALANDPHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ALONECONTRIBUTETOHEALING AND WELL

-

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T

HEREARESEVERALWAYSIN WHICHNATURE CANCONTRIBUTETOHEALTHAND WELL

-

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.

N

ATURE

’

SINHERENTBEAUTYHASTHEABILITYTOPROMOTESTRESS RELIEF

,

IMPROVE MOODS ANDEVEN INDUCEMENTALRESTORATION

.

WITHINANATURALCONTEXT

EXAMPLE

,

THE

‘

POWEROFTHEWINDOW

’

THROUGHASCIENCEEXPERIMENT THATCONFIRMED THATPATIENTSINHOSPITALRECOVEREDFASTERWHENTHEIRROOMSHAD ADIRECT VIEW OF THEEXTERNALNATURALENVIRONMENTRATHERTHANABLANKWALL

. A

WINDOWAGATEWAY THATHASTHEABILITYTOTRANSPORTAPATIENTFROMAHARSH REALITYTOAPLACEOF CONTEMPLATION

,

SERVING ASATEMPORARYESCAPES

.

THECONCEPT OF

‘

FRAMING OFVIEWS

’,

ENGAGINGPATIENTSWITHSPECIFIC ELEMENTSLIKEA WATER FEATUREORATREEINTHELANDSCAPE

,

WHICHALLOWSFORAMOMENTOFSELF

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,

THATSERVESASADISTRACTION FROMPAINAND SUFFERING

.

T

HISCONCEPT ALSOGENERATESCOMFORTAND RELAXATION

,

WHICHALLOWSAPATIENTTO HEALFASTERBYCREATINGTHEPERCEPTIONOFANENVIRONMENT

,

WHEREPATIENTSVIEW THEEXTERNALWORLDRATHERTHAN BEINGVIEWEDBYOTHERS

,

THEREBYMOVINGAWAY FROMTHEINHERENTQUALITIESOFINSTITUTIONALISATION

.

R

EHABILITATION

C

ENTRE

G

ROOT

K

LIMMENDAALDESIGNBY

K

OEN VAN

V

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–

VIEW

F

RAMING

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FFECTSOF

L

IGHT

,

SHADOW ANDCOLOUR PSYCHOLOGY

,

NATURALLIGHT ANDTHESUN

’

S RAYSARERECOGNISEDASELEMENTS

CAPABLEOFPROMOTINGHEALING ANDTHUS SHOULDFORM ANINTEGRALPARTOFTHE DESIGNOFBUILDINGSCONSTRUCTED SPECIFICALLYFORREHABILITATION

.

REHABILITATION CENTRE GROOT KLIMMENDAALDESIGN BY KOENVAN VELSEN – PASSAGE

PLAYOFLIGHTANDCOLORCONTRAST

B

ENEDETTIHASPROVEDTHATPATIENTS EXPOSEDTOANAMPLIFIEDCONCENTRATION OF NATURALSUNLIGHTPERCEIVELESSSTRESS

,

REQUIRELESSMEDICATIONAND EVEN EXPERIENCELESSPAIN

.

S

UNLIGHTCAN ALSOBEPERCEIVED ASAFORMOFPSYCHOLOGICALMOTIVATION INITS UTILISATIONINTHECREATIONOFAHEALTHY

,

THERAPEUTICENVIRONMENT

.

T

HEBALANCEORIMBALANCEOFASPACECANSOEASILYBE ALTEREDTHROUGHTHEPLAYOF LIGHT ANDALWAYSINCOMBINATION WITHFORMS

,

COLOURSANDNATURALELEMENTS

. T

HE QUALITYOFLIGHTCANBEMANIPULATED ANDADAPTEDTOULTIMATELYCREATETHEABILITY OFTRANSCENDINGINDIVIDUALS INTOANALTERNATESTATEOFCONSCIOUSNESS THATCOULD ESSENTIALLYBERECOLLECTEDINMEMORY

,

AFTERITSLIVEDEXPERIENCE

.

THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN THERAPY

H

ISTORICALLYASTRUCTURESFAÇADEWASCHARACTERIZED THROUGHITSUNIQUEWINDOW FORMATIONIN RELATIONTOCERTAINAXESAND FEATURESFROMITS SPECIFICTIME

.

A

BUILDINGS FLOORPLANAND THEALLOCATION OFROOMFUNCTIONSULTIMATELYRESULTED IN THEUNIQUEFORMATIONOFCERTAINWINDOW SIZESANDTHEIR DISTRIBUTION

.

M

OSTOFTHESEHIERARCHIESHAVE BEENABANDONEDAFTERTHEINTRODUCTIONOF MODERNWINDOW STRIPSAND FULLHEIGHTGLAZINGSYSTEMS

,

THISBEINGAPREVAILING ELEMENTOFAMOREDEMOCRATIC

.

EXPLORATIONSINTOMOREDYNAMIC FAÇADESYSTEMS THATCANADAPTTOITSEXTERNALCONDITIONSANDINDIVIDUALDESIRES

,

ALLOWINGA COMPLETECONTROLLED

T

HESE SYSTEMSHAVETHEABILITYTOMEDIATEBETWEENTHEVARIOUSINTERNAL ENVIRONMENTALCONDITIONS

,

REQUIREDTHROUGHINTERACTIONAND ADAPTATION

,

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-

LEVELS

.

T

HISRELATESDIRECTLYTOTHERELEVANCEOF ADAPTIVEFAÇADESYSTEMS

,

WITHIN

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.

THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES THROUGH TIME

T

HEHISTORYOFHUMANSDRAWINGONTHEHEALINGPOWEROF NATUREGOESBACK TO ANCIENTTIMES

. C

ULTURALCONNECTIONSTONATURECANBEFOUNDTHROUGHOUTTHE WORLD

.

F

ORMANY

,

NATURE ISAPARTOFTHEIRRELIGIONANDFOR THOSEWITHOUT FORMAL RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

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THEIRCULTUREMAYSTILLBEROOTEDINADEEPCONNECTIONWITH NATURE

. I

N EARLY

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UDAIC

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,

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,

EMOTIONALANDPHYSICAL REWARD

. T

HE

J

APANESECREATED

Z

ENGARDENSASAPLACETOCALMTHESOUL

,

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.

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ATIVE

A

MERICANSHOLDDEEPBELIEFSABOUTTHECONNECTIONTOTHENATURALWORLD ANDWILDLIFE

--

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. T

O

C

ENTRAL

E

UROPEANSTHEFORESTIS ASETTING OFPROFOUNDHISTORIC ANDMODERNIMPORTANCEDATINGBACKTOPRE

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HRISTIANPAGANBELIEFS

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ARNES

, 1999).

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T

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APANESE

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.

T

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NATURE

. T

HE

ELEMENTS

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OR

SYMBOLIZE

NATURAL

ELEMENTS

. T

HE

MORE

NATURAL

AND

HARMONIOUS

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GARDEN

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,

THE

MORE

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IT

IS

TO

CONTEMPLATION

.

T

HE

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Z

EN

G

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,

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,

SAND

,

TREES

,

WATER

AND

WATERFALLS

.

• B

RIDGES

–

SYMBOLIZE

THE

TRANSITION

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WORLD

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AND

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IMITATING

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).

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ROCKS

.

• T

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–

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. P

INE

,

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,

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ETC

.

• W

ATER

–

MYTHICAL

OR

REAL

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,

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A

RELAXING

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GATHERING

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.

• W

ATERFALLS

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OR

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IN

STAGES

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WHOLE

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TO

CALM

THE

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AND

A

PLACE

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.

Z

EN

G

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ARE

CREATED

BY

SELECTING

AND

ARRANGING

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ELEMENTS

IN

THE

SPACE

AS

PER

MAIN

DESIGN

PRINCIPLES

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A

J

APANESE

G

ARDEN

,

WHICH

INCLUDE

ASYMMETRY

,

ENCLOSURE

,

BORROWED

SCENERY

,

BALANCE

AND

SYMBOLISM

.

THE HEALING ENVIRONMENT: A THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE

T

HEREREMAINSSOMUCHMORETOCONSIDERINBRINGINGTHEOUTDOORS INSIDE

,

SPECIFICALLYFOR ACUTECAREAND OTHERHOSPITALSETTINGS

. P

OTTEDPLANTSBECAMEA GREATERPARTOFMODERNLIFE INDOORSWHENITWASEASIERTOTRANSPORTTHEM

GREATERDISTANCES

,

AND THISALSO ALLOWEDTHEENJOYMENTTOCROSSCLASSLINES

. “P

ASSIVEANDACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITHNATUREOUTDOORSCAN

,

FOREXAMPLE

,

INCREASEPOSITIVE EFFECT

,

REDUCEPSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICALAROUSAL

,

ANDRENEW ANABILITYTOPERFORMTASKSTHAT REQUIRECONCENTRATION

.

T

HISPOSITIVE AFFECTHASTRANSFERREDITSELFINDOORSTOTHEDEGREETHATTHE ACCESSISAPPROPRIATEANDTOTHEEXTENTTHATTHEINDIVIDUALISINNEEDOF RESTORATIONORSTRESSREDUCTION

”

THETECHNIQUESHOULDBERELEVANT

M

ANYCOMPOSERS

/

PERFORMERSWANTTODECLARETHEIRMUSIC AS

“

HEALING

,”

IMPLYING THATTHEPERCEPTION

,

EXPERIENCE

,

PREFERENCEOFTHELISTENERISIRRELEVANT

.

I

N THESAMEREGARD

,

THELANDSCAPEARCHITECTISCHALLENGEDTOBETTERDEFINE LANDSCAPEARCHITECTURE

’

SRELATIONSHIPTOHEALTHCAREDESIGN

. T

HECURRENT

DEFINITIONSOFHEALINGENVIRONMENTSUSENATUREELEMENTSTOTHEDEGREETHATTHEY AREUNDERSTOOD

.

SCOPE

OF

WORKS

:

EXAMPLES

THETHERAPEUTICARCHITECTURETALKINGHEREISWITHPERSPECTIVEOFENVIRONMENT REQUIREDFORTHETHERAPIESI

.

E

,

NATURALTHERAPY

,

AYURVEDATHERAPY

AND ALSOTHESPACESWHICHARECONSIDEREDTHERAPEUTIC

.

THEHOSPITALSARENOTTHE ONLYHEALINGPLACE THATISCONSIDEREDHERE

IN THISTYPE

OFARCHITECTUREIN

M

ORDENTIMES

:

THE

SPA

/

REHABILITATIONS SCHOOLS

/

THECHURCHORPRAYER PLACE

/

TEMPLE

SWIMMINGPOOLS ANDOTHER SPORTS GARDENS

/

MAGGIECENTRES

SPA

:

MOSTLYPEOPLE HAVENOPROBLEM ALSOGOESTOGETRELAXED FROMTHEBUSY SCHEDULE

.

HERETHEAURAANDENVIRONMENT ISCREATEDARTIFICIALLYWHICHMANIPULATE THEFEELINGSANDEMOTIONS

.

MOSTLYPEACEFULSURROUNDINGAND MASSAGETHERAPYIS EXPERIMENTEDTHERE

REMEDIALMASSAGE

,

LYMPHATICDRAINAGEMASSAGE

,

ETCARESERVEDUNDERRESPECTIVE CONDITIONS

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE SPACES INTERIORS OF SPA IN DIFFERENT

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.

T

HEPAVILLIONINCORPORATESTHENATURALLANDSCAPE ANDBUILTLANDSCAPE

ASAWAYOFMEDIATINGBETWEENTHETWO

IN ASPCAEOFHEALING

. T

HEFORMALMOVESWITHINTHEINTERIORSPACESSUCHASTHESTAIRWELL

,

BEGINTODICTATENATURAL FORMSAS AWAYOFREFERENCINGNATURE

.

GENERATINGFORMDERIVEDFROM AMORE HUMANISTIC

T

HEDESIGNOFTHISWALL

,

ASANINTERACTIVEFEATUREWITHINTHEBUILTENVIRONMENT

,

BECOMES ANINTERESTINGDIVERSION FROMTHETYPICALWALLWITHPAINT

.

T

HEUSERBEGINS TODESIGN THEWALLWITHTHEIROWN PERSONALITY

,

AND ITCHANGES THEFACEOFTHESPACEJUSTBYTHETOUCHOFAFINGER

.

THESYSTEMOFTHERAPEUTICARCHITECTUREISLIKE THATONLY

:

BYFOCUSSING ALLOUTSOURCESITMEDITATINGONSELF ONLY

.

TOPROMOTESELF DEVELOPMENT

T

HEROLE OFTHERAPEUTICARCHITECTURE

T

HETERMTHERAPEUTICARCHITECTUREHASEVOLVEDINTOARECOGNISEDCONCEPT ASA REACTION AGAINSTTHEAUSTERITYOFMODERNTREATMENTFACILITIES

. T

HISCONCEPT EMBODIESTHEVISIONOFWELL

-

DESIGNEDARCHITECTURALSPACESTHATENCOURAGE HEALINGAND HUMANWELLBEING

.

T

HECONCEPT DOESNOTPROPOSETHATTHEARCHITECTUREITSELFHASTHEABILITYTO HEAL

,

BUTTHATTHEARCHITECTURALMANIPULATIONOFSPACECANPROVIDETHEPLATFORM FOR OTHERNATURALFACTORSLIKE SOUND

,

LIGHT

,

COLOUR

,

PRIVACY

,

VIEWS

,

ANDEVEN SMELLTOPROMOTEAHEALINGENVIRONMENT THATEFFECTSTHEPHYSICALAND

PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING

OFSTRESSEDPERSON

.

T

HE

21

TH CENTURY

,

WITHITSRAPIDTECHNOLOGICALADVANCEMENTSAND THEFASTPACED EVOLUTIONOFMEDICALSCIENCEINCOMBINATION WITHTHEARCHITECTURALFOCUS

PRIMARILYONFUNCTIONALITYAND RATIONALITYHASIN MANYCASESRESULTEDINOUR INHUMANE

“

HEALING

”

ENVIRONMENTS

CREATING HEALINGENVIRONMENTSRELATEDTOHUMANISTICARCHITECTURE

:

HUMANISTIC

–

PHILOSOPHICALANDETHICALSTANCE THATEMPHASIZESTHEVALUEAND AGENCYOFHUMANBEINGS

,

INDIVIDUALLYANDCOLLECTIVELY

,

ANDGENERALLYPREFERS CRITICALTHINKINGAND EVIDENCEOVERACCEPTANCEOFSUPERSTITION

.

HUMANISTICARCHITECTUREDRAWSONINTERNATIONAL RESEARCHINTHEFIELDOF PSYCHOLOGYANDSOCIOLOGY

,

BIOLOGYANDPHYSIOLOGY INTOTHEEFFECTSOF ENVIRONMENTONHEALTH

T

HEMAIN CHALLENGEWASTOCREATETHETHERAPEUTIC EFFECTSTHATA RURAL ENVIRONMENTPROVIDES WITHIN AMOREURBANCONTEXT

.

T

HISWASDEMONSTRATEDTHROUGHTHEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHE

‘

NATURE ASTHERAPY THROUGHARCHITECTURE CONCEPT

’

EXPLOREDTHEROLEOF

A

RCHITECTURAL

TECHNOLOGYIN THERAPYANDULTIMATELYINTRODUCEDTHECONCEPT OFA HIGHLY LOCALISED ADAPTIVEFAÇADESYSTEM

.

THE DESIGN DEINSTIUTIONALISEDTHEEXISTINGREHABILITATION PROGRAMMETHROUGH THE

‘

SIMULATIONOF AREALLIFECONCEPT

’,

WHERETHE FACILITYINCORPORATES

FAMILIAR ELEMENTSLIKE THEHOUSE

,

NEIGHBOURHOODANDDOWNTOWNTOREPLICATE THEVARIETY OFENVIRONMENTSINOUR EVERYDAYLIVES

.

A

NINTEGRATEDFACILITYTHATGIVESBACKTOITS COMMUNITY THROUGHSHARED FACILITIES

.

A

RCHITECTURE NOWNEEDSTOCHANGE ANDADAPTITSTRADITIONAL PERCEPTIONSOF INSTITUTIONALIZATION TOCREATEANENVIRONMENTTHATSTIMULATES ALLTHEHUMAN SENSESANDDEVIATES FROMTHEPASTSTIGMATIZEDAPPROACHES OFINSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

.

A

RCHITECTURE CANBE SEENASATHERAPEUTICTOOLWITH THEABILITYOFCREATING SPACESWITH THEPOTENTIAL TOINDUCEHEALING

. T

HEHEALINGEFFECTSOF NATUREIN RELATIONTOTHEARCHITECTURAL MANIPULATIONOFSPACECANOCCURIN ANY

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