MEDITATION CENTER - AT AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT

A THESIS REPORT

Submitted by

PREETHI JENISHA .K
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In partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

Of

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY

KATTANKULATHUR

KANCHEEPURAMDISTRICT – 603 203.

SRM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN

MAY 2020
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BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Certified that this project “MEDITATION CENTER - AT

AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT ”is the bonafide work of PREETHI JENISHA .K
who Carried out the thesis work under my supervision.

Ar. Prof. ROSHANARA Prof. Kamalakannan.T.R.

C.T.LAKSHMANAN INTERNAL PANEL
THESIS COORDINATOR
ADVISOR/GUIDE MEMBER

SIGNATURE

EXTERNAL EXAMINER - 1 EXTERNAL EXAMINER - 2 Dr.P.Satheesh Kumar

DEAN,School of Architecture
& Interior Design

DECLARATION
I declare this thesis titled“ MEDITATION CENTER ”at “AHEMEDABAD ,

GUJARAT” is the bonafide work by me, under the guidance of

Ar. “ C.T .LAKSHMANAN School of Architecture and Interior Design,

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Kattankulathur,

during the session of December 2019 – May 2020.

I declare further that the work reported therein does not form a part of any other
thesis based on which a Degree or Award was conferred on an earlier occasion.

CHENNAI : STUDENT SIGNATURE

DATE : PREETHI JENISHA

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to
you, knowing that every step forward is a step towards achieving something
bigger and better than your current situation.
--Brian Tracy--

I would like to express my gratitude to Dr.P.Satheesh Kumar, Dean, School of

Architecture and Interior Design, Prof.Roshanara(Internal Panel Members)for
their suggestions, encouragements, commentsand constructive criticism given
which has made this project a success.

I am thankful to Ar. Senthilevel Kumarasamy , for enriching me with his/her

knowledge and guiding me with his/her valuable experience during various
stages of my thesis review sessions.

I am thankful to Ar.C.T.Lakshmanan for the patience he/she extended towards

me; offering his/her guidance and immense support during this entire semester
and helping me complete this project.

I am also thankful to Prof.KamalakannanT.R. (ThesisCoordinator),

Ar.Prashant.P and Ar.Manjari.K (Assistant Thesis Coordinators)for their
immense support during this entire semester and helping me complete this
project.

I thank all the faculty members of the Department of Architecture for the
encouragement and inspiration to execute the project.

I also thank my parents ,sister ,abishek for all their support through these years.
Lastly, I thank all my fellow batch mates, who stood beside and aided me in
making this project a success.
INTRODUCTION
 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
A. Abstract:
Due to urbanization, the city’s population has been rapidly increasing. The trends of
urbanization, that have been the most vital factor for the growth and progress of cities. The
current dominant model of progress – material progress – regards economic growth as
paramount because it creates wealth necessary to improve quality of life: increasing personal
freedoms & opportunities, meeting community needs & national goals. The current pattern of
growth also in turns reciprocates several bi-products which has an impact on the public realm of
cities and social life of people.
The move toward denser urban forms, needs to be paired with changes in the form and function
of our city-regions to provide environmental and economic sustainability. Kevin Lynch (1981)
recognized the inherent role of change and its role in the development of communities over
time. The influence that urbanization, growth rate, increase in density, etc. have an impact
directly or indirectly on the social life of people, which has in turn, decreased the social
inclusiveness / the public life of people affecting the overall social structure in a city. Another
factor is increase in density of use i.e. people place a greater demand on the features of public
realm, which is constantly increasing.

B. Introduction:
Due to urbanization, the city’s population has been rapidly increasing. The trends of
urbanization, that have been the most vital factor for the growth and progress of cities. The
current dominant model of progress – material progress – regards economic growth as
paramount because it creates wealth necessary to improve quality of life: increasing personal
freedoms & opportunities, meeting community needs & national goals. The current pattern of
growth also in turns reciprocates several bi-products which has an impact on the public realm of
cities and social life of people.
The move toward denser urban forms, needs to be paired with changes in the form and function
of our city-regions to provide environmental and economic sustainability. Kevin Lynch (1981)
recognized the inherent role of change and its role in the development of communities over
time. The influence that urbanization, growth rate, increase in density, etc. have an impact
directly or indirectly on the social life of people, which has in turn, decreased the social
inclusiveness / the public life of people affecting the overall social structure in a city. Another
factor is increase in density of use i.e. people place a greater demand on the features of public
realm, which is constantly increasing.

C. Need for the project:

Due to urbanization, the city’s population has been rapidly increasing. The trends of
urbanization, that have been the most vital factor for the growth and progress of cities. The
current dominant model of progress – material progress – regards economic growth as
paramount because it creates wealth necessary to improve quality of life: increasing personal
freedoms & opportunities, meeting community needs & national goals. The current pattern of
growth also in turns reciprocates several bi-products which has an impact on the public realm of
cities and social life of people.

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