Abstract:
This thesis is a fusion of tectonics with the contextual features, a balance between natural and
man-made, an enclosure where privacy is present along with dynamism and spirit amalgamated
for a richer experience not only to leave an impact on the users but to help them temporarily
escape the routine. Flexibility in a socially rigid environment which demands for spaces where
peace and serenity finds a tangible form. This thesis intends to create a dynamic form with spaces
that provide communal essence to military families with their colleagues. The context selected
highlights the thick green belt of Ghariyal with contours on its either side capturing the views of
the beautiful Pir Panjal ranges. By creating dominant voids between solid lines as a means of
highlighting the temporal escape, the idea of confinement in a compound or enclosure becomes
less rigid than perceived. Merging this idea with the initial concept, a balanced proportion can be
conceived. Various programs and activities for all age groups, open terraces merging into the
confined spaces, the cantilevered structure mimics a sharp boulder springing out of the earth.
Using the hill facade, it transforms itself into a manmade hil!. Half emerged into its surrounding,
the spaces are passively designed, taking full use of the climate of Murree, enabling the users to
experience outside into the inside. Fenestrations on the facade blur the exterior-interior
boundary, taking in maximum daylight. The progression from one space to another is marked
important highlighting the adjacent landscape. The form tries to mimic the landscape, acting as
an extension to the site it is built on.
