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    Karunashraya Terminal Care Centre in Bengaluru provides palliative care for advanced stage cancer patients free of cost. The 8,200 square meter site contains 3,400 square meters of buildings clustered around open courtyards and water features to provide a pleasant environment for patients. The design uses courtyards and landscaping elements to aid ventilation and create communal spaces, while each ward accommodates 12 beds and is arranged to view the water features.

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    Karunashraya Terminal Care Centre in Bengaluru provides palliative care for advanced stage cancer patients free of cost. The 8,200 square meter site contains 3,400 square meters of buildings clustered around open courtyards and water features to provide a pleasant environment for patients. The design uses courtyards and landscaping elements to aid ventilation and create communal spaces, while each ward accommodates 12 beds and is arranged to view the water features.

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    Karunashraya Terminal Care Centre in Bengaluru provides palliative care for advanced stage cancer patients free of cost. The 8,200 square meter site contains 3,400 square meters of buildings clustered around open courtyards and water features to provide a pleasant environment for patients. The design uses courtyards and landscaping elements to aid ventilation and create communal spaces, while each ward accommodates 12 beds and is arranged to view the water features.

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    Karunashraya Terminal Care Centre in Bengaluru provides palliative care for advanced stage cancer patients free of cost. The 8,200 square meter site contains 3,400 square meters of buildings clustered around open courtyards and water features to provide a pleasant environment for patients. The design uses courtyards and landscaping elements to aid ventilation and create communal spaces, while each ward accommodates 12 beds and is arranged to view the water features.

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    KARUNASHRAYA TERMINAL

    CARE CENTRE, BENGALURU

    CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

    Muskan Batra
    Roll no.: 02
    INTRODUCTION
    KARUNASHRAYA - BANGALORE HOSPICE
    TRUST
              
        Karunasharya meaning ‘Abode of Compassion’ a
    non-profitable organization. This organization offer
    patients the flexibility of alternating between the
    hospice care and their home care.

                     It was inspected as a registered charitable


    trust by the India  Cancer Society to provide free
    palliative are for advanced stage cancer patients who
    are beyond cure .
     Architect : Sanjay Mohe

     Location : Marathahalli , Bangalore

     Plot Area : 8200 sqm

     Built Up Area : 3400 sqm

     Climate : Hot and Humid

     Topography : Flat Land


    Site Plan & Organization :
    Clustered organization relies on physical proximity to relate its spaces
    to one  another.
    Often consists of repetitive , cellular spaces having similar functions
    & share a common   visual trait such as a shape or orientation.            

    Study of Open Spaces :


      Open Spaces are merged with whole composition.
      Activities surrounding focused with the open space in between with
    a water body and    courtyards.
     Open Spaces are providing an experience of pleasant stay, mental & 
     Physical relief to the user & also a place for gathering.    
    SITE PLAN SITE PLAN
    ZONING & LAND USE PATTERN
    SPATIAL AND BUILT FORM ANALYSIS
    ACTIVITY AND USER ANALYSIS
    SECTION
    Use of  courtyard  in design to aid the ventilation of
    the ventilation of the internal spaces. To create meeting
    places for interaction.
    The design makes extensive use of landscape elements
    such as fountain , pond , rockeries & statutory
    greenery & pavers to  the facility is  shrouded with
    heavily shaded trees to the right of entrance.
    PLAN
    Karunashraya as 5 wards & each ward as 12 beds.
    Each ward as one common washroom.                   
    Each ward is arranged in such a way that it gets the
    view of water body.   
    There were 55 beds provided earlier , but recently due
    to the expansion here are 75 beds.
    Prayer room is placed in the center so that both entry
    & exit of patient can be passed through it.
     The entrance courtyard helps in providing funnel effect.
     And the courtyards acts as buffering as well as cooling agent.
     The backyard acts as community &interactive space.It also acts as
    a buffering agent .
     The water body plays a gentle pivotal role, offering the serenity, this
    kind of a situation experiences. This large expanse of water. Forms
    the major feature around which the built form orient itself.
     The central pool acts as cooling agent as it carries cool air from SW
    to NE.
     The use of a waterbody along with stone to create a different
    The stone facade

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