Solace Under Shade - Informal use of spaces under bridges and flyovers in Karachi, Pakistan

Solace Under Shade

Informal use of spaces under bridges and flyovers in Karachi, Pakistan Sahar-Fatema Mohamedali | KTH | Masters Thesis | 2020 Supervisors: Karin Matz, Rutger Sjรถgrim

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Solace Under Shade - Informal use of spaces under bridges and flyovers in Karachi, Pakistan

Published on May 27, 2020

Sahar-Fatema Mohamedali

In one of the world’s most dense cities, every piece of land holds value and potential. This thesis explores how citizens of Karachi have taken advantage of pockets of space that exist under bridges and flyovers, by informally inhibiting and occupying them. The illegal land use has resulted in evictions, causing the loss of homes, workplaces and social spaces that were created. The project investigates a method of mediating the needs and wants of users and land owners, to provide safe, legal and functional uses of these void spaces under a recently built structure. The project is reactionary, responding to built forms and use of space that currently exists. Ultimately, it seeks to open the discussion about how we should be anticipating the urban voids that are created, the next time infrastructure is planned.

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