Abstract:
textures
remind us of our personal accounts. Some of these accounts and narratives
remain with us till we die. While other stories die with the course of time, or depreciate
due to dearth of diffusion. Such places, which are deeply associated and
embedded within the reminiscences of natives require to be commemorated and
celebrated enough, so the stories last.
Question arises, what kind of architectural language would cater to such a context
and make the contextual story stronger than ever? Can a built environment
cause the locals to embrace the culture and history of a place? This thesis tests for
what would exist in the present-day and at the same time would become an extension
of a historic story.
The historic assembly of Wazir Khan chowk deteriorated with the course of time
due to social and economic reasons. The architectural project is an attempt to
make an in-fill within the chowk as new addition, to provide a communal and
social academy for the locals and the visiting community, celebrating the past,
present and future at the same time.
