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Quiet Healing Centre
BASIC INFO:
Architects: Ar. Popo Pingle + Mona Doctor
Location : Auroville ,Tamil Nadu, India
Area : 8616.1 sq.m
Project Year: 1993
Site Description: Located on the banks of Bay of Bengal
Climate : Warm and humid
Vegetation: Palm tress + shrub cover
Topography: 25 M from MSL, no contours
LOCATION AND SITE DET0AILS
 The healing centre and the Guest places on either side of existing House
keeper’s house and Windmill.
 Services are zoned to the rear of the site, so that it is obstructed from the
visitor’s View
 Cluster organisation- Curvilinear therapy room in the front with the
internal corridors face the open court
 Dispersed circular rooms provides good air flow throughout built form
 In this project the architects have explored the psychological impact of
recessed entrance, this give the user a sense of conviviality when they
enter the building
 This also acts as a shading element, because of the tropical climate
 Location directly overlooking the Bay of Bengal on slight sand dunes
 The thick vegetation of palm and local shrubs are in the front of the site,
abutting the sea
 This acts as the natural element that channelizes and reduces the wind
speed
SITE PLAN + ORGANISATION
 Architects have provided only one entry, that is used by visitors, staff and
other Services Vehicles
 Vehicular circulation inside the site is restricted to reduce the noise level
inside the building, and also to bring in the feeling of tranquillity while
entering
 Pedestrian circulation connects all the therapy and public spaces of the
building
 Because of the single point Entry, the chaos is happening at the joints
(pointed as critical nodes
 Old water tanks are reused as a space for hydrotherapy .Though it
appears to be free flowing layout, exact geometry is employed to
determine scale and proportion
 This pond also cools the hot air that enters the multi purpose hall
 Landscaped courtyards are another important aspect of the building
 This gives the openness to the built form and also acts as core of healing
 The integrated landscape of the rock garden acts as the centre for Mud
therapy
THERAPUTIC AND SENSOTY ARCHITECTURE
 The spaces are arranged based on the hierarchy of privacy levels

 All the therapy circles are placed in front but direct entry is restricted
 All the services like kitchen and other storages are placed at the rear of
the building
 Because of the high humidity level, the architect also gave equal
importance to the climatic design principles.
CLIMATE AND CROSS VENTILATION:

 Through double ceiling and domes
 Much attention is given to the details, the architects have used precast
rings too frame the vistas, this also reduces the usage of concrete in the
building
 All the east facing windows are larger to give the view of the beach, it also
has less radiation inside.
HEIRARCHY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION

 Open spaces are very well merged with the built form
 All the linkages like corridors are connected physically with the
consultation rooms and visually with the landscaped courtyards
 The restricted length is established for the therapy room to avoid
disturbance by others
 All the linkages are well lit and well shaded
 The corridor floor slab is elevated from the ground levels giving it the
floating effect
OPEN SPACES AND LINKAGE ELEMENTS – (section of the building)
DETAILS AND FENESTRATION

BUILDING MATERIALS :
 the major building material incorporated in this construction is – local
bricks+ lime mortar+ lime concrete+ bio concrete
 dome is cladded with broken mosaic tiles to avoid water seepage and
radiation inside the building
 Addition of lime to the concrete, gives the lightness feel to the built form

INFERENCES
 Isolation of the facility from the urban environment
 Simplicity in the structure with the careful integration of the healing
elements
 Use of corridor as multi-functional spaces
 Good integration of climatic factor in the built form
 Designed landscape at the courtyard spaces
 Usage of local building material
× No designed exterior landscape
× Movement of service vehicles isn’t smooth
ANALYSIS
Services are zoned to the rear of the site, so that it is

obstructed from the visitor’s View
Dispersed circular rooms provides good air flow throughout

built form
Recessed entrance giveS the user a sense of conviviality

when they enter the building .This also acts as a shading
element, because of the tropical climate
The thick vegetation of palm and local shrubs are in the front
of the site acts as the natural
element that channelizes and reduces the wind speed
Reduced Vehicular circulation to reduce noise levels and

increase the tranquility of the building.
Single entry point increases chaos at the junctions.
Pond cools the hot air that enters the multi purpose hall.
Landscaped courtyards impart openess to the built form and

acts a core of healing.

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Quiet Healing Centre

LOCATION AND SITE DET0AILS

SITE PLAN + ORGANISATION

THERAPUTIC AND SENSOTY ARCHITECTURE

 The spaces are arranged based on the hierarchy of privacy levels

CLIMATE AND CROSS VENTILATION:

HEIRARCHY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION

OPEN SPACES AND LINKAGE ELEMENTS – (section of the building)

DETAILS AND FENESTRATION

Services are zoned to the rear of the site, so that it is

Dispersed circular rooms provides good air flow throughout

Recessed entrance giveS the user a sense of conviviality

Reduced Vehicular circulation to reduce noise levels and

Single entry point increases chaos at the junctions.

Landscaped courtyards impart openess to the built form and

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