CONCEPT FOR A POST OFFICE AND
PHILATELY MUSEUM, A TOOL FOR
REMEMBERING
PROJECT TYPE: CIVIC BUILDING
LOCATION: NORTH NAZIMABAD, KARACHI
USER GROUP:
RESIDENTS, CITIZENS, VISITORS
What is the difference between a Post Office and any other ‘courier service’. The Post Office is a Civic Institution and therefore created to serve the people. It has attached functions such as pension services, paying utility bills. What becomes then of the glory of this once proud institution which represented communication and dialogue? If the Post Office is to continue to exist,its identity must be preserved.
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A green wedge of existing palm trees turns into two courtyards. A framework and grid holding different layers of memory and identity. A fragmented facade, parts to the whole. The wall turns into window, window seat, exhibit light well, planter and exhibition space.
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Waiting area, a waffle slab supports the large open space and also provides a glimpse of the underlying
grid framework
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Radhya Kareem 