Wagle Tanmayee Sadanand

1577

Friends, fitness and fun ! Leisure and wellness centre for the women in Ahmedabad. Background : • Our physical environment is changing continuously under the effect of natural, cultural and economic systems which influence people’s lifestyles. As lifestyles change, people’s way of spending their leisure time and leisure activity preferences also change. • Relaxation does not always come from watching entertainment programmes or going to shopping malls. Statement of intent : With the slogan of "Daily exercise keeps us fit, people of all ages can do it", the leisure centre aims at raising the women’s interest in doing exercise, promoting the benefits of regular exercise to health and encouraging the women of the city to build exercise into their daily life. Intent : • To understand the changing leisure and recreational preferences of women of Ahmedabad are the focus of this study.• There is a wide range of women who are the users of the street in different ways.They are the regular commuters on the street. The motive is to engage the people in the leisure centre by providing them an energetic environment in the space.• To develop a place of leisure for a group of women of common interests and design a thriving public wellness space.• To design an engaging leisure space for the group of housewives who are the users of the centre during their free hours.Programme : Women’s wellness and fitness • Age group (20 - 50 years)• User group : 1.Working women 2. To-be-mothers 3. Housewives