A new building for a wellness resort, planned around the five natural elements so luxury, Ayurveda and everyday operations share one calm design language.
The new building at Punarnava Spa & Resort is envisioned as a modern yet serene extension of the resort, designed to align with the core philosophies of Ayurveda and Vedic living. Our work covered space planning and design intent for a wide range of spaces, catering to both guest and staff experiences, so that the building strengthens Punarnava's reputation as a haven of luxury and wellness.
Punarnava, an established wellness resort in Dehradun, asked us to plan a new building of roughly 90,000 sq ft as a modern, serene extension of the resort.
The building had to feel luxurious and calm at once, carry the resort's wellness philosophy into every room, and still work hard for the staff who run it.
We took the five natural elements — water, air, fire, earth and space — as the organising idea, and planned the building as a sequence of spaces that each express one of them.
A lobby open at its centre, lounges that borrow the hills through tall curtained openings, a reception set against stone and brass, and quiet corridors to the offices and back of house.
Our scope was space planning and design intent: layouts, material direction and lighting intent for each space, handed to the resort's team as the basis for detailed design.
A plan that blends the philosophies of Ayurveda and Vedic living with modern design sensibilities, and a building set to enhance Punarnava's reputation as a haven of luxury and wellness.
From the ground floor to the rooftop terrace, every level places guest and staff spaces around the same five-element idea. Click a plan to open it at full size.
