Abstract:
The project is about to design a Multifunctional Museum Complex on the site,
which is in District Okara, Pakistan. As, Okara is rich in history and culture, so I
have explored the city of Okara, its culture and history. As, this city is fill with
traditional, historical, and cultural aspects but there is not any Museum space
and due to this people forgetting their history; due to lack of public spaces like
public parks, entertainment, and recreation spaces the tradition and culture of
this city is also going to eliminate. By providing these spaces in which historical
and cultural things like sculptures can be exhibit, where interaction of diverse
users can occur, by exploring these spaces people come to know about the
importance of this city. Like other cities and urban areas which has rich history
and culture and have their own identities, but Okara city is important because
this city was under Indus Valley Civilization. So, there is a need of Museum
Complex to the newly developing urban city, which is Okara city, in which the
architecture reinforcing the history, sustaining the existing behavior, celebrating
the sense of community. Among various facilities, multifunctional museum
complex is one of the prime civic facilities for the people which is aiming to
facilitate community interactions, entertainment, and recreation as well as
provides a platform for the people to knowabout the history and culture of their
city. A city like Okara, where scarcity of spaces for community gathering and
interaction is severe, it is urgent to resolve the problems and enhance the
potentials for ensuring effective and multipurpose uses of the Museum where
people can come to see the exhibitions but as well as for recreation and entertainment. This study reveals that these spaces can be a hub of economy
development.
