Abstract:
Disconnection, a problem endemic to the modern era, stemmed out of our
excessive reliance on technology like cell phones and the internet. Though meant to
connect us to a bigger world, they have rather inadvertently caused us to neglect
our immediate context. The result is that we have lost connection to the people and
places around us.
Architecture which attempts to bring you back to the platform of physical
interaction with space and people is the approach to take in order to remedy this
situation, bringing people together in a space of mediation and allowing for
interaction and exchange of ideas to take place. The approach to making
architecture conducive to this purpose is through the idea of architecture which
highlights the transition and thresholds, as a means of allowing its users to pause in
order to deliberate and explore, emphasizing the journey through enriching spatial
experience.
The project is designed to understand the varying nature of the threshold space and
their potential as spaces of distraction and interaction. Looking at historical
precedents to identify and study the different types of threshold spaces that exist
within architecture and their ability to create a dialogue between the user and the
space.
Taking the site of Saidpur due to its nature as a village within close proximity of
Islamabad's center creating tension between the city and the village, being the
ideal setting for an architecture which aims to encourage physical interaction with
space and people.
