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    This dissertation aims to study how architecture and the built environment can influence healing through physical, mental, and spiritual means. Specifically, it will explore how architectural elements like light, materials, vegetation, color, texture, and silence can be implemented in wellness programs. The research will include a literature review on the relationship between human senses and architecture. It will also involve case studies of buildings that utilize sensory architecture. The goal is to understand how architecture is important for holistic healing and derive conclusions on how architectural techniques and elements impact human well-being. The scope will focus on therapeutic values in architecture but not fully organic design.

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    This dissertation aims to study how architecture and the built environment can influence healing through physical, mental, and spiritual means. Specifically, it will explore how architectural elements like light, materials, vegetation, color, texture, and silence can be implemented in wellness programs. The research will include a literature review on the relationship between human senses and architecture. It will also involve case studies of buildings that utilize sensory architecture. The goal is to understand how architecture is important for holistic healing and derive conclusions on how architectural techniques and elements impact human well-being. The scope will focus on therapeutic values in architecture but not fully organic design.

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    This dissertation aims to study how architecture and the built environment can influence healing through physical, mental, and spiritual means. Specifically, it will explore how architectural elements like light, materials, vegetation, color, texture, and silence can be implemented in wellness programs. The research will include a literature review on the relationship between human senses and architecture. It will also involve case studies of buildings that utilize sensory architecture. The goal is to understand how architecture is important for holistic healing and derive conclusions on how architectural techniques and elements impact human well-being. The scope will focus on therapeutic values in architecture but not fully organic design.

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    Healing Through Architecture

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    Kaushik Rao
    This dissertation aims to study how architecture and the built environment can influence healing through physical, mental, and spiritual means. Specifically, it will explore how architectural elements like light, materials, vegetation, color, texture, and silence can be implemented in wellness programs. The research will include a literature review on the relationship between human senses and architecture. It will also involve case studies of buildings that utilize sensory architecture. The goal is to understand how architecture is important for holistic healing and derive conclusions on how architectural techniques and elements impact human well-being. The scope will focus on therapeutic values in architecture but not fully organic design.

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    Healing through Architecture


    Dissertation

    Submitted by

    G. Kaushik Rao
    (BA14RC017)
    Bachelor of Architecture

    Under guidance of

    Prof. Pankaj N. Bahadure

    Department of Architecture and Planning


    Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology,
    Nagpur
    Healing through Architecture

    1. Introduction
    The meaning of wellness is defined as a healthy balance of mind, body and spirit,
    responsible for the mankind’s holistic well-being. Architecture and the built environment
    have the potential to influence the individual’s well-being. Nature, similarly, functions as a
    booster to our wellness as it engages with the multiple senses and thereby provides physical,
    mental, and spiritual healing.
    Architects Christopher Day 1 and Carol Venolia 2 identified and analysed healing
    elements and how these elements can be altered in order to bring mental and physical
    therapy into the built form. These elements include light, colour, material, texture and
    vegetation.
    This dissertation aims to understand the relationship between human senses and
    architecture, importance of architecture in holistic healing and study various techniques,
    tools (light, material, vegetation, colour, texture and silence). Finally derive conclusions from
    the above research.

    2. Aim
    To study how architecture (and nature) or built-environment influences healing i.e.
    Physical, mental and spiritual healing.
    Explore how architectural elements (such as light, material, vegetation, colour, texture
    and silence) can be implemented in wellness programmes.

    3. Objectives
     To study relationship between human senses and architecture (material, techniques,
    tools/elements, etc.).
     To identify the importance of architecture in holistic healing i.e. rejuvenation of mind,
    body and spirit.

    1
    Christopher Day, Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design as healing Art,
    Spirit and Place: Healing our Environment
    2
    Carol Venolia, Healing Environments: Your Guide to Indoor Well-Being.
    Healing through Architecture

     To study various architecture element (such as light, material, vegetation, colour,


    texture and silence) and how they have impact on human senses.
     To conduct case studies in places where sensory architecture is predominately used,
    read research papers and books related to healing and architecture.
     To derive conclusion from the above study/survey that the architecture is justifiably
    important in holistic healing.

    4. Scope and Limitation


     The notion of therapy in architecture, and the architectural elements that can
    facilitate and enhance the therapeutic value of the built environment which include:
    light, material, vegetation, colour, texture, and silence.
     The relationship between humans’ senses (sight, hear, smell, touch, warmth) and the
    built environment, and providing atmospheres that please and satisfy all these senses.
     However, this project, although it considers aspects relate to Organic Architecture, it
    is not looking at being fully organic, instead, utilising organic form and land
    relationship.

    5. Methodology

    DESIGN PROGRAM

    LITERATURE STUDY CASE STUDIES Conclusions

    1) Study notion of architecture in


    therapy through different means. 1) Building Typology
    - Light - Vegetation 2) Identify Architecturural
    Techniques used in design.
    - Material - Colour
    3) Identify materaials and their
    - Texture - Silence application w.r.t spaces.
    2) Relation between human 4) Philosphy and inspiration of
    senses and Architecture. design.
    3) Relation between human 5) Use of elements like, water
    senses and material. vegetation, etc. in Landscape
    Healing through Architecture

    6. References
     Books
     Christopher Day - Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental
    Design as healing Art
     Christopher Day - Spirit and Place: Healing our Environment
     Carol Venolia - Healing Environments: Your Guide to Indoor Well-Being
     Case Studies
     Quiet healing centre, Auroville
     National association for the blind, Indore
     5 Senses garden, Delhi
     Nimba nature cure village, Gujarat
     Articles and Research Papers

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