Drug rehabilitation is designed to help people recover from drug and alcohol addiction. The intensity and length of services for any treatment program can be tailored to each person’s needs since no single treatment type will be right for everyone.

1. Abhaya
Addiction recovery center

2. Abhaya addiction recovery centre is an offshoot of the Abhaya group of institutions,
committed to the care, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of addiction to mood-
altering substances and alcohol.
INTRODUCTION
LOCATION :
AGARA,
BANGALORE
ARCHITECT :
RAGHUNANDAN
(DUA ASSOCIATES)
CLIENT : ABHAYA
GROUP
BUILDING TYPE :
HEALTH CARE
FACILITY
BUILDING USAGE :
REHABILITATION
CENTER
CONSTRUCTION :
2009
PROJECT AREA :
4ACRE

3. The facility is ideally located about 25 kilometres from heart of Bengaluru, in a serene area
off Kanakapura Road. Abhaya Addiction Recovery Centre is housed in a spacious four-
acre, greened landscape that will provide a tranquil and soothing atmosphere to facilitate
the recovery process.
SITE DETAILS
ABHAYA
ADDICTION
REECOVERY
CENTRE
ACCESSIBILITY
Near by bus stop
Bassappanapalaya Cross – 350m
Stone factory – 450m
Tataguni – 1.2km
Near by railway station
Yelanchenahalli – 12.1 km
Hejjala – 13.9 km
Neaer by airport
Bangalore International Airport – 70km
Bangalore is situated at an elevation of about
920m from mean sea level. It usually enjoys a
more moderate climate throughout the year.
Average temperature – 29.6⁰ C to 19.2⁰ C

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LEGENDS
1 – Reception / Waiting area
2 – Director room
3 - Record room
4 – Rest room
5 – Consultation rooms
6 – General Ward
7 – Nurse room
8 – Individual room
9 – Recreation area
10 – Conference room
11 – Dining area
12 – Staff room
13 – Open courtyard
14 – Outdoor seating space
Public space Semi-Public space Private space
SPACES / ZONING
ENTRY

5. USER ANALYSIS
Patient
The new patients who comes in
here can use only certain areas
for the first 7 to 15 days
according to their cooperation
to the intake of medicines and
behaviours.
Patient
After their 15 days of proper
behaviour they are allowed to
roam free within the facility to
use recreational areas and
seating areas. Some inmates
are even allowed to use
consultation rooms for surfing
internet with guidance.
PATIENT
(1-15days)
ROOMS
MEDICINE
ROOM
DINING AREA
CONFERENCE
ROOM
PATIENT
(After 15
days)
ROOMS
MEDICINE
ROOM
DINING AREA
CONFERENCE
ROOM
RECREATION
OUTDOOR
SEATING

6. USER ANALYSIS
Working staffs
As we can see the working
staffs like nurse and doctor’s
are allowed to access every
area of the facility.
Visitors
The family member or any
visitors of the inmate such as
friends are restricted to access
only certain areas of the facility.
VISITORS
RECEPTION /
WAITING AREA
ROOMS
DINING AREA
REST ROOM
RECREATION
OUTDOOR
SEATING
CONSULTATION
ROOMS

7. USER ANALYSIS
DAILY ROUTINE
Creating and following a daily or weekly schedule is often an important part of the recovery
process for people suffering from substance use disorders. Many people who are addicted
to drugs or alcohol often struggle to manage their time effectively.
6:30 AM Wake Up
6:30 - 7:00 AM Routine activities
7:00 AM Ragi malt refreshment
7:15 - 8:15 AM Brisk walk / free style exercise / prayer
and yoga.
8:15 - 8:45 AM Blood pressure monitoring
9:30 - 10:00 AM Individual medication
10:00 AM Rounds
10:15 - 10:30 AM Tea break
10:30 - 11:30 AM Group therapy
11:30 - 12:00 PM Alcoholic-anonymous /
Narcotics anonymous meeting
12:15 - 1:40 PM Individual counselling sessions
2:00 - 2:30 PM Lunch followed by individual
medication
2:30 - 3:15 PM Rest
3:15 to 4:00 PM Group activities / Relaxation therapy
4:15 PM Tea break
4:30 to 5:00 PM Walking / Outdoor games
5:00 to 5:30 PM Individual Counselling Session
5:30 to 6:30 PM Recreation time / Indoor games
6:30 to 7:00 PM Leisure time
7:00 to 7:45 PM Prayer and Yoga
8:00 to 8:30 PM Blood pressure monitoring
9:00 to 9:30 PM Dinner followed by individual medication
9:30 to 10:15 PM Leisure time / Night prayer
10:30 PM Sleep

8. USER ANALYSIS
ABOUT THE PATIENT
The inmates / patient who gets admitted in Abhaya recovery centre are directed from the
Abhaya Hospital which is located at the central part of city Bangalore. The treatment
provided here is residential inpatient treatment.
As the above photo shows a
Social worker giving therapy to
one of the inmate at outdoor
seating area. The patient is an
alcohol addict who is 45 yrs
old. Its his 3rd week in the
recovery center.
AGE
18 to 73 yrs.
INMATES
24 male
Inmates are
Required to
Stand in line
to get their
daily food.
Every inmate
must wear
their uniform.
Must attend
group
meetings.
It is
necessary
that
everyone
takes their
medicine.
Meditation /
yoga must
be done.
The inmates who comes here are mostly
cooperative and willing to take treatment.
Every inmate will be monitored for
10days at first since they might have
illusions or suicidal thoughts. The
uncooperative patients will be sedated.

9. PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION
Motivational enhancement
therapy (MET)
Relapse prevention strategies (RPT)
-Craving management
-High risk management
Assertive training
Positive coping mechanism
Stress management
Anger management
Group psycho therapy
Family counselling
Yoga
AA meetings
TREATMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED
MEDICAL INTERVENTION
Detoxification
Repairing damaged parts
of brain / body
Rehabilitation
Blood investigation
SUBSTANCE FOR WHICH
TREATMENT IS PROVIDED
Alcohol Dependency Syndrome
(ADS)
Cannabis Dependency
Syndrome (CDS)
Nicotine Dependency Syndrome
(NDS)
Brown Sugar
Heroin
Coccaine
LSD
Benzodaine or Pain killers
Opioids
SUBSTANCE & TREATMENT

10. SPATIAL ANALYSIS
The entry to the recover centre has a purposely
Indirect or oblique approach. The entrance is faced
Towards the north. It has a very transparent and wide
opening. It has a welcoming effect.
The reception table is provided for 1 or 2
persons. This space acts as an transition
area for both inmates and the visitors / the
working staff.
The lobby area is wide
and open. This has an
enough number of
seating or waiting area.
The peripheral parts has
the consultation rooms.

11. SPATIAL ANALYSIS
The Abhaya Recovery centre is a 30 bed facility.
At present it has four general ward and six
individual room / double sharing rooms.
Each general room can accommodate 5 to 6
inmates and it has 2 rest rooms attached to the
rooms itself.
Individual rooms has 2 beds and can
accommodate 2 people which has a rest room.
Every rooms has a sufficient number of windows
for light and ventilation.
The room is spacious enough for the inmates to
move freely and comfortably.
The nurse room has the necessary medication for
patients on a day to day basis.
Each of the inmate has to get their medicine and
they are monitored until they consume it.
The schedule has a time allocation for all the
inmates to get their medicine before any other
activity starts.

12. RECOVERY
CENTER