HIGHLIGHTS OF “VISHWAS” - THE NEW FACILITY

IN GREATER NOIDA
The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) Delhi Branch

Custom-Designed Facility
• Designed by leading architects Line & Form
• Inputs from mental health professionals, staff and members

Design Priorities
• Patient care
• Healthy environment
• Safety
• Security
• Operational efficiency

Costs
• Optimum initial costs
• Low running costs

Physical Environment
• Open spaces on all sides
• Ground coverage only 20%
• Three lawns – Front, Central and Rear
• Playing Areas

Landscaping
• Greenery improves psycho-social health
• Green areas being developed under guidance of expert
• Grass, trees, flowers, climbers, creepers being planted.
• Well laid out driveway and pathway

Ventilation
• Rooms well ventilated
• Basement airy and comfortable

Energy Conservation
• Compact Fluorescent Lamps used mostly
• LPG gas geysers being used

Multi-bed rooms
• 2/3 persons in a room to avoid feeling of isolation and generate feeling of
camaraderie.
• Lounges on each floor

Staff
 • Night staff has independent room to prevent fatigue and stress
• Day time staff has adequate seating capacity
• Sub-ordinate staff has residential facility on premises

Safety
• Fire safety arrangements provided
• Building earthquake resistant
• Stairwell and staircase railings sufficiently high
• High boundary wall
• Guard Room with 24 hour security personnel
• Cylindrical locks used on bedrooms doors. Latches not provided.

Lighting
• Abundant sunshine in interiors during daytime
• Adequate artificial light in night time
• Lawns have adequate sunshine during daytime
• Provision of 2 floodlights outside which can be switched on when needed.

Library
• Books, periodicals & newspapers
• CDs, VCDs & DVDs to be provided soon
• Computer and Internet connection

Day Care Activities

• Yoga
• Music
• Dance
• Gardening

Vocational Training
• Computer
• Painting
• Flower arrangement

Recreational facilities
• TV
• Video films
• Music
• Dance

Indoor games
• Computer games
• Carrom
• Chess
• Other indoor games like Chinese Checkers etc.
Outdoor Games
• Badminton
• Basket Ball

Self Reliance
• Laundry with washing machine for washing own clothes
• Facility provided for washing own dishes after meals

Preservation of Natural Resources

• Rain Water Harvesting

Provision for Future Expansion

• Additional capacity of 20 persons in 2nd phase

• Building designed to have 4 floors to achieve maximum residential capacity of
70 persons besides additional areas for offices

Greater Noida a Modern City

• Well planned
• Excellent Infrastructure
• Close proximity to Delhi. Low travel time via expressway and DND flyover
• Extensive Green areas
• Airport sanctioned
• Smooth and wide roads
• Number of hospitals and nursing homes
• Good quality and adequate water supply
• Privatized Power
• Industrial units, commercial houses and modern residential buildings
• Numerous educational facilities. Schools, colleges, technical and management
institutes.
• Gautam Budh University to be functional in 2008.
• Shopping Centres, eating places and malls
• 18 hole PGA-standard Golf Course designed by renowned Golfer Greg
Norman
• International Standard Sports facilities being created
• Formula 1 Race Course being built
• State-of-the-art Exposition Mart for Cottage and Handicraft Sector on pattern
of Shanghai Mart
• Eight-lane Taj Expressway under construction between Greater Noida and
Agra
• 1000 KMs long, 8 lane Ganga Expressway road project launched to connect
Ballia and Greater Noida
• Night Safari being planned
DETAILS OF “VISHWAS” - THE NEW FACILITY
IN GREATER NOIDA
The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) Delhi Branch

Facility Details:

Members’ Bed Rooms 7

Night Staff Room 1
Workers’ Room 1

Dining Room 1
Kitchen 1

Project Manager’s Office 1

Administrator’s Office 1
Counsellors’ Rooms 2

Activity Hall 1
Library & Computer Room 1
Recreation Room 1

Laundry 1

Guard Room 1

Toilets attached 9
Toilets common 2

Lawns & Playground 3

Other salient details:

1 No. of Floors 3
2 Basement 1
3 Plot Area 1037 sq. m. 1240 sq. yds.
4 Ground coverage including basement & 210 sq. m. 251 sq. yds.
guard room
5 Open Area 827 sq. m. 991 sq.yds.
6 Open Area as percentage of total area 80%
7 Covered Floor Area 7000 sq ft
8 Cost: Land and Building (Approx) Rs 100 lakh
Project Start & Completion:

Start Date: May, 2006

Completion Date: December, 2007
Operations Started on: 14th January, 2008-03-08

Architects:

Line & Form Architects Services Pvt. Ltd

45, Corner Market, II Floor
Malviya Nagar,
New Delhi - 110017

Builder:

Prithvi Constructions (I),

E 197, Sector 21,
Noida, U.P

Maximum Planned Capacity after future Expansion

Residential: 70
Day Care: 40
PHOTOS OF “VISHWAS” - THE NEW FACILITY
IN GREATER NOIDA
The Richmond Fellowship Society (India) Delhi Branch

Front View Reception Area

Discussions in Lobby at FF First Floor Lobby

Governing Council Members Driveway

Staircase FF to SF Laundry

GC Meeting in Basement Front Lawn

Painting presented by Ms Elly Jansen Side Entrance

Building Front View & Lawn Bed Room

Green Trees in Rear Lawn Building, Driveway & Lawn

Activity in progress Reception