Enso Rehabilitation Center is a response to the discrepancy between the inferior reputation that addicts have in society, and the beautiful, big-hearted people they are. The space is driven by empathy, and utilizes tactics outlined by the Theory of Supportive Design to provide a stress reducing and healing experience, while offering patients the ability to recover in the way that is the most suitable for their unique case. The night sky serves as the central theme, based on the notion that elements in the physical environment that elicit positive feelings, specifically those that have been important to us during evolution, have the strongest healing potential.

Enso encourages meditation therapy, a widely researched method to reduce the risk of relapse and improve outcomes in substance dependent individuals, including "walking meditation" - the soothing practice of walking for periods of time between sitting meditation sessions. Sculptural wooden slats along the perimiter of the central space serve as a tactile, acoustic, and visual element while creating a unique spatial effect when applied along the space's gestural and irregular curves.

GROUP THERAPY & MEDITATION