PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPEUTIC CENTRE FOR CANCER PATIENTS @

TRIVANDRUM
TITLE:
Psychological Therapeutic Centre for Cancer Patients at Trivandrum

AIM:
My aim is to create awareness and therapeutic space through psychological and emotional behaviour and
analysis of 3 dimensional forms in architecture to heal cancer patients from their illness. The thrust area of
this project are,

• Human behaviour in architecture

• Biophilic design

• Lighting,Material,Acoustics

OBJECTIVES:

 To facilitate a holistic approach to cancer patients and public through giving special emphasis to the
psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patients.
 To provide spaces to cope up with their treatments and side effects for stage 0 and stage 1,which is
the beginning stage of cancer.
 To implement the green design principles and making the space more sustainable will help the
patients to interact with nature and on the other hand it helps to cures the disease as soon as possible.
 To help the people to overcome the emotional stress,fear by providing various therapies for relaxation
and making the space as barrier free environment.
 To provide comfortable interior space which enhance them psychologically.

ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS:

01.Admin block

02Information gallery

03.Diagnosis centre

04.Councelling room(Adults and Children)

05.Therapeutic block

06.Meditation hall

07.Yoga centre

08.Library(Adults and Chilldren)

09.Revaitilization spa

10.Gym

11.Accomodation

12.Auditorium

13.Art gallery

14.AV room
15.Hair boutique

16.Grooming room

17.Souvenier shop

18.Cafeteria

19.Donor’s space

20.Open Amphitheatre

21.Indoor play area

22.Cycling track

Art therapy

Music therapy

THERAPEUTIC BLOCK Dance therapy

Aromatherapy

Acupunture

Dietary

SCOPE AND LIMITATION:

The scope of the project is to is to enhance the quality of life of cancer patients of stage 0 and stage 1,which is
the beginning stage of survivors through providing various alternative therapies to cope up with the side
effects of the treatments.It contains 10 blocks.User group includes the age groups of children from 4-17 and
adults from 18-60.

It is not a treatment centre.It is only a therapeutic space for cancer patients.It contains Master plan for all
blocks and detailed drawings for therapeutic block ,accommodation,councelling room,hair
boutique,library,auditorium and revitilization spa.

PROJECT JUSTIFICATION:
Cancer is not a contagious disease it is caused due to Tobacco, Alcohol, and Radiation, Reproductive factors,
Unhealthy diet and Transplantation of organs.The cancer rate was increased 5.5% of India’s population from
1990-2016.
Cancer Statistics in India:
 Estimated number of people living with the disease:
around 2.25 million
 Every year, new cancer patients registered: Over
11,57,294 lakh
 Cancer-related deaths: 7,84,821
Risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 years,
 Male: 9.81%
 Female: 9.42%
Total deaths due to cancer in 2018
Total: 7,84,821
 Men: 4,13,519
 Women: 3,71,302
Awareness of public:
54% of people were aware of diagnosis, whereas 46% were unaware that they had cancer.

(Source:http://cancerindia.org.in/geographic-distribution-burden-cancers-india/)

Globally, over the past few decades, there has been close to a 25% increase in survivors use of CTs.Anywhere
from 40% to 83% of survivors use CTs after diagnosis, and up to 90% of these report some benefits from use,
whether it was improved coping with stress or the side effects of treatment.

Overall CAM awareness in the present study was found to be 96.7% among all surveyed, overall CAM use was
found to be 38.7% including 39.3% among males and 38.2% among females. Sixty percent of patients who
were aware of were not using CAM, only 40% aware were using CAM.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845611/

THE 5 CATEGORIES OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES.

S.no CATEGORIES THERAPIES

1 Biological Biological Dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals,
herbs
2 Mind-Body Yoga, meditation, guided imagery, breathing
exercises, mindfulness-based stress
reduction,Therapies,Imegary
3 Body Massage
manipulation
4 Energy Acupuncture, tai chi, spiritual

Cancer may affect the family in a similar way as it invades the body of the patient and cause psychosocial, or
anxiety and depression in them. Another main reason for depression is that, patients are not given mental
strength by their family members. Most of the cancer patients experience more psychological problems like,

(i) Physical symptoms like pain, nausea, vomiting, and weakness cause emotional distress,
(ii) Fear of death
The psychological management should be an appropriate package of medical, psychological, spiritual, and
social care. Alternative cancer treatments may not play a direct role in curing your cancer, but they may help
them to cope with signs and symptoms caused by cancer andcancer treatments. Providing workshops
techniques assist in restoring their appearance and self-confidence through active learning in a group
workshop environment.
Different stages of cancer are,
STAGE 0:Cancer cells are still in place where they started and have not spread at all.
STAGE 01:Is small and spreads into nearby tissues.It has not spread to any other body areas.
STAGE 02 AND 03:It is larger and may have spread to nearby tissues.
STAGE 04:It is the advanced stage of cancer.
Most common types of cancer in Kerala are,
Man-Lung cancer,Throat cancer
Women-Breast cancer,Ovarian cancer

PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY:
Paediatric oncology is caused due to lifestyle
choices, Environmental exposures and even
due to reproductive factors.The childhood
population of Kerala is 34,72,955.

Leukaemia-Boys: 35.7million, Girls:

22.3million

Lymphoma-Boys: 9.9-25million, Girls: 2.9-

10million

The population of Kerala is 3.45crores,where

out of 1 lakh people 135 people are affected
with cancer. 57,727 new cases of cancers
were registered between 2018-2019.90% of
cancer is caused due to smoking and food
habits.Kerala is considered as one of the
highest cancer rates in India. Cancer rate in India-2016

PSYCHOLOGY THROUGH ARCHITECTURE:

“We shape our buildings;Therefore they shape us – Winston Churchill

 DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

DESIGN METHODOLOGY

User Group Data collection Case study

Group studiGroup
1.Interviews
2.Needs Site Standards Live Literature
3.Observations
4.Activities 1.Topography 1.Guidelines 1.Location map 1.Location map
5.% of users 2.Location 2.Bylaws 2.Interviews 2.Spaces
age group 3.Water 3.Landuse map 3.Site analysis 3.User groups
4.Climate&Rainfall 4.FSI 4.Context 4.Context
5.Solar orientation 5.Ground 5.Standards 5.Special
6.Wind direction coverage 6.Spatialplanning techniques
7.Soil condition, 7.User groups 6.Architectural
type 8.Architectural drawings
8.Road links drawings
Air/Rail/NH&SH
8.Plant material &
Natural features Comparative Study
9.Sound
10.Services
11.Context
12.Views
13.Distace to the
nearest transport

Design criteria
Design brief

Conceptional drawing

Detailed drawing

Pre-final drawing

Final drawing
LIST OF CASE STUDIES:

LIVE CASE STUDIES:

1.Karunashraya,Bangalore(Architect:Sanjay Mohe):

This case study is selected to study about the spatial planning and psychological behaviour
designed especially for cancer patients.
2.KIMS cancer hospital,Kerala

To know about the % of particular cancers in kerala through making interviews with doctors
and care takers.

3.Ramachandra cancer hospital,Chennai

To study about the rehabilitation and the palliative care and to conduct survey for paients and
doctors.
LITERATURE CASE STUDIES:

1.Maggie’s centre,West London(Rogers stirk harbour+patners)

2.Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,Singapore(Mr Lee Soo Khoong)

In this case study,I will know about the detailed study of biophilic design incorporated in the space.

SITE DETAILS:

This site is located near KIMS cancer hospital in Trivandrum.The site area is 10 acres.This site comes under CRZ
III.
SITE LOCATION:

NEAREST TRANSPORT FACILITIES:

 Distance between Kims cancer center to Trivandrum central railway station is 7kms.
 Tampanoor bus stop to KIMS cancer centre is 6kms.
 Trivandrum airport to KIMS is 6kms.
SPECIFIC STUDIES :

This project contains the specific studies on,

1.Human behaviour in architecture
2.Energy efficiency