Project Introduction

MACRO

The site is located within The Walled City; built in the shape of a parallelogram and the area within the walls is about 461 acres (1 87 km2) Slightly elevated hence protecting it from destruction and any outside invasion

SITE AREA : 12 5 KANAL (56426 SQFT)

DISTRICT : MOTI BAZAAR, WALLED CITY OF LAHORE

GROUND COVERAGE PERMEASSIBLE : 70%

MAXIMUM HEIGHT : 12 (floor to ceiling)

Analysis

55'CircularRoad

POTENTIALS

Site is situated at the core, connecting the Walled City and new Lahore Can cater to the demographic with low to no social activity Excess of historical landmarks around the site provide awareness

WEAKNESSES SITE

Lack of policy hence the threat of enroachment around the site

Site is situated at the junction connecting Fort Road and Circular Road thus dense traffic flow can disturb the community centre

Walled City is losing it's original residents day by day hence the centre can lose its concept value of the location

PEDESTRIAN FLOW NOISE

MAHEEN KHAN 0436 NOISE INTENSITY GREATER CONTEXT IMMEDIATE CONTEXT 2 KM WALLED CITY BORDER MAJOR ENTRYWAYS IMMEDIATE CONTEXT WALKABILITY PATHWAYS FROM NEAREST CONTEXT

The IBA Student’s Centre Karachi Pakistan | Najmi Bilgrami Collaborative double height spaces create visual interaction and the use of framing the outside environment

At first glance it appears as if the building emerges from the ground; pockets of green space introduced on the roof as well and collectively

CONCLUSION : Through this I will be incorporating 1 visual fluidity in the spaces The concept of 2 framing the outside views especially as our site is located right beside Lahore Fort 3 use of double heighted spaces for multipurpose halls and main lobby Thus a complete facility for recreational respite and “to create a space which encourages social interaction ”

"we work in this moti bazaar, our warehouses are here & whilst some of us live here some of us come from Taj bagh or Samanabad We would support any center that help us Most of us socialise here after work till 9-10pm "

Emergence of form through the observations of daily commutes

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Observer and wanderer from our Site

Baudelaire identified the flâneur in his essay as the dilettante observer The flâneur carried a set of rich associations: the man of leisure, the idler, the urban explorer, the connoisseur of the street "

The Painter of Modern Life (1863) by Charles Baudelaire (french poet)

Fetching lines and forms from the built spaces around the site VOLUMETRIC

Fitting concept study for this unique product of a densely populated urban space

PRIMARY STREET (ARTERIAL)

RAILWAY TRACKS

TERTIARY STREET (LOCAL)

SECONDARY STREET (COLLECTORS)

SEMI-PRIVATE STREET (CUL-DE-SAC)