1. SNEH – SMRUTI
(Love – Remembrance)
Hospice CareCenter for Adolescent
Cancer Patients and Their Families
Rajvi Rajeshkumar Patel
Chair: D.Kirk Hamilton
Committee: Michael O’Brien
Committee: Eric Bardenhagen
Masters in Architecture
Texas A&M University,
College Station.
ARCH 693 – Final Study
May'16
3. “When cure is no longer an option, care is!”
++PROPOSITION
4. “The span of time between diagnosis and death is a surreal waiting
game. Life goes on. For the dying and their family, there is much to
do, and also, nothing to be done.”
++PROPOSITION
5. + In – Patient Hospice CareCenter
+ Out – Patient Social Aid
+ 24 Patient Units
+ Adolescent (10 – 24 years old)
+ Mothers
+ Round the clock care
+ Bedridden
+ Assistive mobility
+ Self mobility
+ Life Expectancy – 6 months or less
11. ++CASE - STUDIES
North London Hospice
+ Absence of a formal reception desk.
+ Windows – varying sizes.
+ Windows and slits allows light and connects the interior with the exterior.
+ Simple architecture : local materials; down to earth finishes.
+ Afford Hall Monaghan Morris www.archdaily.com
12. ++CASE - STUDIES
Healthcare Center for Cancer Patients – A Place for Recovery
+ Irregular form taken by the courtyard – indulging and provides control over an individual’s choices.
+ Thin alleys – residentialism.
+ Combination of multiple houses combined to form a unified center.
+ Central location of the kitchen – loss of appetite ; involvement.
+ Proximity to hospital.
+ Nord Architects Copenhagen www.nordarchitects.dk/featured/healthcare-center
13. ++CASE - STUDIES
Het Gielbos
+ Circulation path in the form of a loop.
+ Combination of multiple houses combined to form a unified center.
+ Houses facing at the huge center.
+ Loop in addition to the center, connects living spaces of the individual houses: lively communal space.
+ Huge central courtyard goes unused because of its size.
+ Dierendonck Blancke Architects www.divisare.com
14. ++CASE - STUDIES
Karunashraya, Bengaluru, India.
+ Individual spaces that leads out to a Verandah overlooking the water : refuge v/s prospect.
+ Thin alleys – residentialism.
+ Vernacular material: stone walled corridors, residential and cultural.
+ Balance between the sizes and forms of courtyards: relation of the green spaces with the water.
+ Mulled Ink: Sanjay Mohe www.mulledink.blogspot.com/2012/03/karunashraya-hospice-with-soul.html
18. Bhat, Gujarat, India.
++SITE
Gandhinagar:
+ State Legislative Capital
+ Designed in grids adjacent to the Sabarmati river.
+ Government Aids
Ahmedabad:
+ State Economic Capital
+ Organic growth in rings around the Sabarmati river.
+ Healthcare facilities
+ Social workers
+ Midpoint of the two well developed cities.
+ Village - City setting
+ Social connections
19. ++SITE
Broader Site Context:
+ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport - 2.7miles
+ Civil Hospital - 4.5miles
+ Gujarat Technological University - 2.7miles
+ Singh Institute of Nursing - 1.8miles
+ Rajasthan Hospital - 4.5miles
Immediate Site Adjancencies:
+ Apollo Hospital - multispecialty hospital
+ S.S. Institute of Technology
+ Serenity Library - botanical garden and nature library.
+ Nature Club - Organization for protecting flora and fauna, youth
driven.
+ Grand Cinemas and Mall
20. ++SITE
Climate:
+ Hot, semi-arid climate
+ Marginally less rain
+ Three seasons: summer, monsoon and winter
+ Extremely dry climate
+ Summer: max. 126F and Winter: min. 48F.
21. ++SITE
Ahmedabad
+ Depicts deeply rooted caste and social structure
+ Point of entry for each Pol
+ Tightly packed conglomeration of houses articulated by a complex
system of open spaces.
+ Reflects the cultural and religious needs of the community.
24. ++CLIMATE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE
+ Zigzagging alleys help in establishing
shaded spaces throughout the day
providing a cool and comfortable
microclimate.
+ The larger elevation of the building
should face north and south.
+ Compact settlements with vegetation to
improve the micro-climate.
+ Grid in east-west direction for
movement of air.
+ Maximum shading
+ Ventilation
+ Courtyard as a cooling system.
29. ++CULTURE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Otlo (Raised Plinth)
+ The entrance space
+ Transitional zone
+ Deals with architectural solution of the problem of
connecting dwelling to the street.
+ Social aspect – symbolizing welcoming the guests and
auspiciousness.
+ Acts as an in-between realm
+ Informal Gatherings
Right : B.V. Doshi’s vision for Aranya housing.
30. ++CULTURE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Courtyard
+ Met the requirements of joint family system.
+ Protects from extreme weather.
+ Sense of enclosure and privacy
+ Religious and symbolical importance.
Bottom Right : CEPT. “Lost identity of Amdavad ni Pol.”
33. + Connection to the city + Intimacy with the nature
+ Medical + Financial + Social Support
+ Physical + Cultural Comfort
+ Ventilation + Built v/s Open Ratio
+ Public to Private Hierarchy
+ Otla + Courtyard + Verandah as social elements
35. ++CONCEPT
+ Plain landscape + Activating landscape
with circulation
+ Programme as a part
of the circulation
+ Creating active nodes
for interaction
87. Thank you for your time!
“Sneh Smruti is not a place for dying people. It
is a place to celebrate life and fill happiness
in the lives of these young ones.”
