AN ARCHITECTURAL JOURNEY I 2015-2022 PORTFOLIO
I am mayra shuja. I completed my Bachelor’s of Architecture in December 2020 from Indus Valley School Of Art And Architecture, Karachi. This portfolio shows my journey as a curious individual and a seeker for knowledge. I hope to contribute the same energy and passion for learning to your institute. Thank you and enjoy. MAYRA SHUJA Hello, https://youtube.com/channel/U CERit9RGmSUJqC5c_0JhzmA
Revitalizing The Community Urban Connector Reestablishing Citizen Engagement Police Station Ritualistic Learning Pavilion Selected projects from 2015- 2022 01 02 03
This thesis explores a journey towards the sacred and its correlation with the experience of performing rituals. This journey can be broken down into parts and subparts as an architectural strategy and in a theoretical sense as well. It involves three phases; separation from profane, transitioning, and being integrated into the Thissacred.project aims to design a journey that allows students to shed the daily vigor of the academically-challenging university environment. The site chosen offers the opportunity to create a learning pavilion: a secular sacred space for students by extracting a design language from the trees on-site.
01 01A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning
Ritualistic Learning Pavilion
01A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred Ritualistic learning
SeparationPhase TransitionPhase IntegrationPhase Roof Plan GroundPlanFloor 01
A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning 01
01A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning
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A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning IntegrationPhase 01
02Proposal
Comprising of a population of around 92,000 people, the Basti consists of a diverse community. Piercing through it is the inaccessible strip of land which also acts as a divider between the two residential zones. On this strip runs the Manzoor Colony Nala. According to the survey conducted, this linear strip of land holds the potential opportunity to act as a meeting flux for the community. Although the geographical placement of the area depicts it as a connector, the current conditions of the open space indicate it as a health hazard. Indicative of the dense residential fabric, most of the community lacks an open space for any recreation or social purpose. As a result, all social events, ceremonies, or gatherings are conducted in the streets. In the proposed BOA, along the Nala, there is a linear arrangement of informal settlements that takes advantage of the inaccessible open space. This housing is sub-standard in comparison to the other residential areas within Azam Basti and must be redeveloped. This study aims to document a holistic account of the existing conditions on the ground and to understand and analyze the complex issues, leading to a comprehensive proposal to resolve the problems of Azam Basti. for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces
Revitalizing the community Urban connector
Azam Basti is situated within Jamshed Town, located in the East District of Karachi.
02Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces
Proposal for
revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces
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The proposed roads on Nala which is running throughout the peripheries of katchi abadis
Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces 02 Proposed Redevelopment program: ▪ Community park ▪ Kutub Khana ▪ Marwat Park ▪ Nala strip Kutub Khana Community park Nala strip Housing Policy
Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces Proposed and Designed checkpoints for Bus service Plan of community park Section of the Nala strip Master plan 02 Nala strip Marwat Park KhanaKutub
The Nala strip turned into a for the community and the to gather
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and interact with each other Playscape for children Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces 02
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02Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces
03 Reestablishing Citizen Engagement Police Station Re-establishing The Relationship Between The State And Its Citizens In An Urban Fabric Through The Lens Of Citizen Engagement
In contrast to the traditional image of the police station as a hermetic institutional building, this project explores the idea of citizen engagement by creating opportunities for the police officers and citizens to interact, share information and responsibilities for community policing.
03Re-establishing The Relationship Between The State And Its Citizens In An Urban Fabric Through The Lens Of Citizen Engagement
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Re-establishing The Relationship Between The State And Its Citizens In An Urban Fabric Through The Lens Of Citizen Engagement South SectionElevationEast 03
Re-establishing The Relationship Between The State And Its Citizens In An Urban Fabric Through The Lens Of Citizen Engagement 03
PROJECTS Projects ConstructionUnder ❑ Residential – Farhan Residence situated in Al-Hamra Society, Karachi ❑ Urban – Roundabout and Entrance gate design for a housing scheme, Lake city situated in Tando ❑ Farmhouse – A Pause Space; Vacation House for the Chawla family in Bahria Town, Karachi. https://youtube.com/channel/UCERit9RGmSUJqC5c_0JhzmA
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