CASE STUDY

• CONCEPT
NIMHANS:
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL
HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCE
• INTRODUCTION
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
is a multidisciplinary institute for patient care and academic pursuit in the
field of mental health and neurosciences.
The Department of Psychiatry of National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro
Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, which formally began in the mid-1950,’s, owes
its origins to a historical process that began more than a century and a half ago.
in the 1930’s a new campus was built to house the mentally ill in salubrious
surroundings away from the din and bustle of the city. The open atmosphere,
lack of restraint and the excellent help provided by the staff soon became well
known The buildings themselves are in marked contrast to most Asylums in
India.
• LOCATION
It was considered essential that the spaces in an asylum
provide an environment conducive for recovery, and this
principle lay at the root of asylum design, where “where
one could be both mad and safe”.
• PLANING PRINCIPLES
The new building itself was based on the plans of the
institute of Psychiatry building, which was then housed at
the Bethlem hospital site in Moorfields (United Kingdom).
this building was designed with the ex- plicit purpose of
providing a healing environment, and with all the
necessary modern attributes.
• SITE ZONING
The pyramid, office, parking, research institutes, and
amenities are zoned within the reach of visitors to use
them without hassle, where as units like
cottages,tents,holistic health centre , spiritual theme
park,tree of life,and other spaces which need calmness
are zoned in a isolated location free from visitors intrusion

• MATERIALS
The older structures are built using stone masonry and
wood, the newer structures are made of brick masonry.

• ACTIVITY
Apart from visiting pyramid, major activities at the
INDIA KARNATAKA BANGLORE pyramid valley include seminars, workshops and annual
conferences. Meditational classes and spiritual talks , the
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences events calendar at pyramid valley.
Hosur Road, Near Bangalore Milk Dairy, Bengluru, Karnataka – 5600029
• INFERENCE
• CLIMATE The features of the site and surroundings are used very
tropical savanna climate, with distinct wet and dry seasons. Due to its well, the structures at pyramid valley international are
high elevation. simple, plain, what stands out is the aesthetic value of this
simplicity.
• TOPOGRAPHY समत्वं योग उच्यते
Undualating terrain ,because of its location in platue region. Motto • HISTORY
(Sanskrit)
The history of the institute dates back to 1847, when the Bangalore Lunatic Asylum was
Type Public medical school founded. In 1925, the Government of Mysore renamed the asylum as the Mental
• VEGETATION
Dry deciduous forest – type •1847 as Bangalore Hospital. The Mysore Government Mental Hospital became the first institute in India for
Lunatic Asylum postgraduate training in psychiatry.
Site area : 11.2 acres approx (psychiatry dept)
•1925 as Government The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) was the result of
Established the amalgamation of the erstwhile State Mental Hospital and the All India Institute of
• FACILITIES Mental Hospital,
•27 December 1974 as Mental Health (AIIMH) established by the Government of India in 1954. The institute was
PSYCHIATRY OPD inaugurated on 27 December 1974, establishing it as an autonomous body under the
NIMHANS
GENERAL WARD • NORONHA GARDEN Societies Registration Act to lead in the area of medical service and research in the
GENERAL WARD-WOMEN Dr. Frank Xavier Noronha became the first superintendent ₹721.15 crore country.
SPECIAL WARD A,B&C of the Mental Hospital. At this time (in 1936), Sir Mirza Endowment (US$90 million)(2023-24 On 14 November 1994, NIMHANS was conferred a deemed university status by the
Ismail held the coveted position of the Dewan of Mysore. est.) University Grants Commission with academic autonomy. The institute has been declared
ASYLUM
COTTAGES Both Sir Ismail and Dr. Noronha were keen gardeners and Director Pratima Murthy as an Institute of National Importance by an act of parliament in 2012. In March 2017,
avid horticulturists. Their common passion for well- Academic staff 249 the Government of India passed the Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, which also proposes to
ARTS THEATRE
designed public spaces led to the formation of a new set up NIMHANS-like institutions across the nation.
NORONHA GARDEN structure for the Mental Hospital encompassing vibrant Students 553
YOGA HALL gardens replete with lush landscapes and open spaces. Postgraduates 269 • CAMPUS
TEMPLE The duo personally planted many of the exotic tree species Doctoral students 284 NIMHANS has five campuses in the city, spread over an area of 174 acres of urban
REHABILITATION DEPT that can still be seen on the campus. establishments, which includes 30 acres of an under-construction Bangalore North
Bangalore,Karnataka,
OFFICE campus. The main campuses of the institute are located in Byrasandra (hospital wing)
India
Location and Lakkasandra (academic and administrative wing) localities on either side of the
12°56′22.4″N
• ARCHITECTS Hosur Road. The 'Community Mental Health Center' is located in the Sakalawara area on
77°35′55.7″E
It was constructed by the civil engineering firm, the Mysore Engineering Bannerghatta Road. The 'NIMHANS Centre for Well Being' is situated in a residential area
174 acres (700,000 m2) in BTM Layout. A state-of-the-art convention centre located in the main campus
Company (MEC), Campus
Urban frequently hosts international conferences, seminars, trade shows, expositions, and
Maharaja of mysore, krishnaraja wodeyar laid the foundation stone for
Mascot White Swan media events.
constructing the
Hospital in May, 1936. Website nimhans.ac.in