CHOUPAL COMMUNITY CENTER FOR WALLED CITY LAHORE

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.