"Architect Jainika Shah's work centers on wellness-driven spatial design, bringing together technology, tradition, sustainability, and environmental awareness. Her practice approaches architecture as an interaction between human experience and ecological systems, a principle that shapes Adhyatma, a conceptual wellness envisioned for Sedona, . Named after the Sanskrit term for 'higher soul,' the project integrates itself into the red-rock landscape through material selection and passive strategies."
"The retreat is organized as a sequence of sensory zones designed to support reflection, sound-based practices, and solitude. Alongside Adhyatma, Shah explores material research through 'Mycelium Maison,' a project based on the biological characteristics of mycelium. Here, the architectural system considers living, regenerative material behavior as a substitute for extractive construction methods. The study examines how mycelium-based components could grow, decompose, and reintegrate into natural cycles, merging material innovation with organic architectural forms."
Adhyatma is a conceptual wellness retreat envisioned for Sedona that integrates passive design strategies, recycled primary wall surfaces, open-air meditation pavilions and shallow reflective elements to connect with the red‑rock landscape. Pavilions are oriented to filter sunlight and encourage natural ventilation while the retreat is organized as sequential sensory zones to support reflection, sound-based practices and solitude. Complementary material research explores Mycelium Maison, a study of living, regenerative mycelium components that could grow, decompose and reintegrate into natural cycles as alternatives to extractive construction. Large-scale scientific, pharmaceutical and healthcare projects emphasize environmental control, operational performance and user well-being through spatial clarity.
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