Portfolio-2022

PORTFOLIO AN ARCHITECTURAL JOURNEY I 2015-2022 1

Hello, 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

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Selected projects from 2015- 2022

01 Ritualistic Learning Pavilion

02 Revitalizing The Community Urban Connector

03 Reestablishing Citizen Engagement Police Station

A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning

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 sacred.

This 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 Ritualistic Learning Pavilion

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opportunity to create a learning pavilion: a secular sacred space for students by extracting a design language from the trees on-site.

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A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred Ritualistic learning

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Roof Plan

Separation Phase

Transition Phase Ground Floor Plan Integration Phase

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A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning

Separation Phase

Transition Phase

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A Ritualistic Journey Towards the Sacred - Ritualistic learning

Integration Phase

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Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces

Azam Basti is situated within Jamshed Town, located in the East District of Karachi.

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.

Revitalizing the community Urban connector

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.

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Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces

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Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces

The proposed roads on Nala which is running throughout the peripheries of katchi abadis

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Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces Housing Policy

Demolition and Reconstruction

Community park Proposed Redevelopment program: ▪ Community park ▪ Kutub Khana ▪ Marwat Park ▪ Nala strip

Kutub Khana Nala strip

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Nala strip

Proposed and Designed checkpoints for Bus service

Marwat Park

Kutub Khana

Master plan

Plan of community park

Section of the Nala strip

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Playscape for children

Spaces for hawkers and vendors The Nala strip turned into a space for the community and the public to gather and interact with each other

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Proposal for revitalizing the community through inclusive and interconnected open spaces

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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.

Reestablishing Citizen Engagement Police Station

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Re-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

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Re-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 East Elevation

Section

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PROJECTS Projects Under Construction ❑ Residential – Farhan Residence situated in Al-Hamra Society, Karachi ❑ Urban – Roundabout and Entrance gate design for a housing scheme, Lake city situated in Tando Adam and Mirpurkhas ❑ Farmhouse – A Pause Space; Vacation House for the Chawla family in Bahria Town, Karachi. https://youtube.com/channel/UCERit9RGmSUJqC5c_0JhzmA

Basement

Ground floor

First floor

PROJECTS Photography

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