The clients’ requirement was to create a wellbeing centre at Oleander Farms, Karjat, Maharashtra, that would be a tranquil sanctuary for their visitors. Walking through a dense canopy of trees, hearing the soft chirping of birds, we slowly embarked on an expanse of a 2-acre of land that was both open yet heavily tree-laden. This abundance of nature was what we chose to highlight in the project, reinvigorating the design philosophy of Urban Circle – of creating built environments that seamlessly intermingle with the surrounding environment.
Editor’s Note: “Among rustling leaves and dappled light, architecture fades into presence. The Wellness Centre is a gentle whisper in the woods, where rock, water, and wind lead the senses inward. Each space offers a pause, specially crafted not to impose but to reveal. In this beautiful balance, earth and spirit breathe together.” ~ Anusha Sridhar
This Wellbeing Centre Blends Seamlessly with the Dense Canopy and Natural Surroundings | Urban Circle
Being drawn to the envelope of nature at the project site led to the inception of the thematic “Eutierria”, which describes the positive feeling of oneness with the earth and its life forces, where the boundaries between self and nature are blurred, leading to a deep sense of peace and connectedness. This feeling of “becoming one with nature” was what we wanted the visitors to experience here.
We, therefore, conceived the project as a collection of spaces that are unassumingly nestled within the greenscape of the site. Spaces have been designed in and around the existing tree cover (not a single tree being felled in the process)- with some trees ascending through the roofs, some accentuating the expanse of spaces as focal elements, and some delineating and defining the edges of the volumes created.
Spatially, the project houses four independent wings, overlooking a central expansive swimming pool area. The entrance wing features a light structure with sleek metal frames and glass, ensuring visual connectivity to nature as one first sets foot into the Wellness Centre. A sculptural element punctuates the centre of this wing’s expanse.
A soaring piece of rock almost appears to float over a shallow pool of water, and through it emanate ripples of water. Using the calming sound of rippling water – nature’s own lullaby to man – this sculptural element is the visitor’s first visual and sensory experience here. Designed to capture the essence of “a mind afloat”, it extends an invitation to the Wellness Centre, being a portal of inner peace.
The two smaller wings on either side of the swimming pool house the men’s and women’s changing rooms with independent sauna and steam rooms attached. The other, parallel to the entrance wing, houses the single and couple spa treatment rooms.
All these internal spaces have been planned to accommodate smaller outdoor green courts and open-to-sky shower areas. Moreover, these features supplement independent meditative zones, continuing to blur the divide between the indoors and the outdoors.
The Wellness Centre weaves three core design principles: designing for nature, ensuring true responsiveness to the context of the land. Additionally, it focuses on designing for experience by considering the visitors’ navigation through the spaces. Moreover, it emphasizes simplicity through mindful forms, materials, and aesthetics.
As a sensitive human response to nature, it focuses on both the built volumes and the spaces between them. Additionally, it leaves the natural environment in its pristine form, almost untouched and unaltered. Standing testament to our vision, the Wellness Centre harmoniously coexists within the context of the land. Moreover, Eutierria is the very essence of one’s experience here.
Fact File
Designed by: Urban Circle
Project Type: Wellness Center
Project Name: Eutierria Wellness Centre
Location: Karjat, Maharashtra
Year Built: 2024
Project Size: 14778.85
Principal Architects: Ravi Anand Loknath & Sagar Mehta
Photograph Courtesy: Kunal Bhatia & Kuber Shah
Manufacturers: Studio Indigene
Structural Design: Milind Chowdhari
Interior Civil Contractor: Issac Khambati
Design Development & Working Drawings: Tarun Lodha
Source: Archdaily
Firm’s Website Link: Urban Circle
Firm’s Instagram Link: Urban Circle
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