THESIS SYNOPSIS

Session: 2019--2020

‘MEDITATION CUM HEALING CENTRE’

Ruchi Jain
Enrolment No- 040115016
Batch: 2015---2020

Prof. Kirti Balhara

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE,
JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY
HARYANA - 124507
2019-2020
ABSTRACT:

 Meditation Centre provides a time away from our normal activities to spend time
getting reacquainted with oneself, to silence mind and develop emotional strength in
our selves. A Meditation Centre can help people to connect to god in spiritual and
religious ways. It also give common ground to people to collaborate and perform
activities like yoga and pranayama to achieve physical health. For many people a
meditation Centre can help awakening to the presence of God in their lives. All the
great spiritual traditions are about discovering ourselves in ways that help us to grow
in happiness and love.

AIM:

 The aim of the project is to design a meditation Centre that gives a retreat to the
visitors, a resting place out of the humdrum of busy street life, a center for the
community providing a palette of different atmosphere of meditation spaces for
varied religious and spiritual beliefs to serve the huge cultural diversity.

OBJECTIVES:

 To utilize the natural elements air, water, earth, sound, and space in meditation.
 To design spaces and zones which connect man and nature, and creating an aura of
peace and tranquility to help in meditating.

REQUIREMENTS:

 Meditation Zones
 Residential Cottages
 Library Support Space
 Recreational Spaces

METHODOLOGY:

 Literature Study
 Internet Study
 Site Study
 Case Study

SCOPE & LIMITATIONS:

The scope of the project is to work out different meditation spaces, recreational spaces,
including restaurants, food courts, etc., library to impart spiritual knowledge to the people,
and a short stay habitat for visitors wishing to experience the space for longer span of time
along with the necessary support spaces.
As per the proposal guidelines for a Meditation Centre and biodiversity park. The scope of
the project will be limited to the meditation park giving less emphasis on the Biodiversity
Park with the approach of minimal intervention and maximum utilization of the resources.

SITE:

LOCATION: Ahmedabad, Gujarat on riverfront between Ambedkar Bridge and Vasna Barrage.