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Thesis Research

AGHAAZ |

collaborative

workspaces + thirdplacesRao Umair Afzaal


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RUA-126809 | Thesis Report

CONTENTS

ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................3

CHAPTER 1..................................................................................................................4

!TR"#$CT"!........................................................................................................5

H%P"THESS.............................................................................................................

THESS STATE&E!T..................................................................................................8

"B'ECT(ES.............................................................................................................9

RAT"!A)E............................................................................................................11

SC"PE....................................................................................................................12

STRATEGC P)A!....................................................................................................14CHAPTER *................................................................................................................ 15

RESEARCH..............................................................................................................16

&ETH"#S............................................................................................................... 1

RA&E ,"R-.........................................................................................................20

STE SE)ECT"!.....................................................................................................21

RAT"!A)E............................................................................................................22

BB)"GRAPH%.......................................................................................................... 23

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ABSTRACT

Architect!re is either "ecomi#$ o!t of co#te%t a#& repetiti'e( or o# the other

ha#& "ecomi#$ more pr!&e#t a#& se#si"le i# terms of s!stai#a"ilit)(

participator) pla##i#$ etc. a#& these aspects are $ai#i#$ importa#ce amo#$

architects a#& &esi$#ers "!t tho!$h *e are $etti#$ "etter at &esi$#i#$ i#

e#'iro#me#tall) co#scio!s *a)s i#corporati#$ $ree# spaces( a'oi&i#$ the

*asta$e of so!rces "!t the "!il&i#$s someho* still lac+ the se#siti'it)

to*ar&s the h!ma# "eha'iors a#& h!ma# pro$rammatic #ee&s. As a res!lt

the spaces &esi$#e& prioritize o",ects o'er s!",ect( e%cha#$e o'er the 'al!e

a#& i$#ore other social a#& aesthetic !alities lea&i#$ to the creatio# of

spaces that are i#creasi#$l) scripte& a#& homo$e#o!s. omplime#ti#$ this

stateme#t is the fact that a# a#ti-/ campai$# has "ee# starte&( that

"elie'es that achie'i#$ mere "!il&i#$ s!stai#a"ilit) mea#s #othi#$ if the

h!ma# co#te%t a#& h!ma# #ee&s are "ei#$ i$#ore&. A sol!tio# to these

pro"lems has "ee# pro'i&e& ") h!ma# "eha'ior itself ") their i#cli#atio#

to*ar&s i#formal spaces a#& a# e%ample is i# the form of thir& places( places

!se& for *or+ "!t other tha# home a#& oces famo!sl) star "!c+s. The

core challe#$e of architect!ral spaces sho!l& "e to facilitate the !sers #ee&

for i#teractio#( comforta"le li'i#$ a#& co##ecte& lear#i#$ opport!#ities to

#o!rish creati'it)( i#spiratio# a#& i##o'atio#.

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KEY WORDS: lack of sensitivity, anti-LEED, thir !laces, connecte

learnin", net#orkin" o!!ort$nities, infor%al s!ace

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CHAPTER 1

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INTRODUCTION

The late 2000s has see# a# emer$i#$ #e* +i#& of *or+place( a place

&esi$#e& to host creati'e people a#& e#trepre#e!rs *ho e#&ea'or to "rea+

isolatio# a#& to #& a co#'i'ial e#'iro#me#t that fa'ors meeti#$s a#&

colla"oratio# the co *or+i#$ place. asicall) i#spire& ") the participator)

#ee& a#& c!lt!re a#& the empo*eri#$ #at!re of T( co *or+i#$ spaces ha'e

re&e#e& the *a) *e &o o!r *or+. The tre#& *as follo*e& after the tre#& of

thir& places( the social s!rro!#&i#$s separate from the t*o !s!al social

e#'iro#me#ts of home a#& the *or+place. 7'erall there is a +i#& of i#formal

to!ch i# these patter#s( the h!ma#s "ei#$ some*hat tire& of the soli&

&iere#ce "et*ee# home a#& *or+( ma+i#$ them loo+ for a thir& place.

The thesis i#te#&s to co#ce#trate !po# this tre#& of i#formal li'i#$ ( a#& ho*

it ca# "e li#+e& to formal architect!ral t)polo$) co-*or+i#$ :. t aims to

create a# architect!ral i#ter'e#tio#( a# i#ter'e#tio# that is "asicall) a#

e%te#sio# to the co *or+i#$ spaces i# terms of pro$rams a#& "!il&s !po# the

t*o co#cepts( co-*or+i#$ a#& thir& places( to impro'e its prese#t co#&itio#

i# the cit).

slama"a& as a cit)( has a lot of i#formal spaces( "!t *he#e'er s!ch

pro$rams are co#soli&ate& i# the specic "!il&i#$s for them( the) ha'e "ee#

faili#$ to sta"ilize mai#l) &!e to #a#cial iss!es( the thesis te#&s to a&&ress

that iss!e as *ell a#& loo+ for the possi"le sol!tio#s to that. t also co#cl!&es

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that the importa#ce of ")pro&!ct pro$rams or a&&itio#al f!#ctio#s to ma+e

the propose& t)polo$) s!ccessf!l.

The thesis aims to sol'e the iss!es ") see+i#$ sol!tio#s to !estio#s s!ch as

ho* ca# this tre#& of i#formal meeti#$s "e tra#slate&;li#+e& to

impro'e the co-*or+i#$ spaces< ho* ca# the i&ea of thir& places co##ect to co-*or+i#$

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