Rabia Khaskheli, Zhang Weiping, Bhai Khan Shar, Hina Marvi
{"title":"REPRESENTATION IN MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE: A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF SHALIMAR GARDENS, LAHORE FORT GARDENS AND WAH GARDENS","authors":"Rabia Khaskheli, Zhang Weiping, Bhai Khan Shar, Hina Marvi","doi":"10.53700/jrap3222022_2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53700/jrap3222022_2","url":null,"abstract":"Mughals demonstrated their extraordinary talent for fusing local culture with Islamic thinking. In Asian culture and architectural design, water has long been a key element. Both the Mughal gardens and historic buildings make extensive use of water as an architectural element. On a scorching summer day, water not only provides aesthetic pleasure but also provides isolated cooling. This paper focuses on water as a design element used not merely to make the gardens along the famed Grand Truck Road in Lahore more beautiful, but also to analyse the technological benefits of water. According to design research methods, the water analysis of gardens combines fundamental and applied methodologies. The study in this investigation demonstrate that Mughals used water as a famous representation of their unwavering power to control the temperature as well as for aesthetic purposes by creating lakes, canals, springs, fountains and pools. Keywords: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore Fort Gardens, Wah Gardens, Water, Mughal Architecture","PeriodicalId":403381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning","volume":"31 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121014791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SPATIAL DESIGN EVALUATION OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPTIMIZATION: A CASE OF CAPITAL HOSPITAL G-6, ISLAMABAD","authors":"Omer Shujat Bhatti, Nomana Anjum, Muhammad Abid","doi":"10.53700/jrap3222022_5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53700/jrap3222022_5","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable usage and optimal performance of Accident and Emergency (A & E) department of any hospital is one of the most critical need of healthcare infrastructure in times of trauma, catastrophes and emergencies. Exploration with respect to A&E optimization is missing in the context of Pakistan. A study was undertaken with the focus on A&E Department at Capital hospital, Islamabad. Based on standards of A&E design optimization, a checklist based observational study was followed using the data obtained from the respondents from medical, paramedic, support and administrative staff along with patients and their attendants. It was concluded that the existing facility fails to fulfill the requirements for a standardized A&E Department for targeted number of beds and hence needs design interventions. The researchers with the help of A&E lead and chief medical officer devised a facility brief and later proposed a whole new design facility in the current context for sustainable usage in the future. Keywords: Healthcare design, Environmental design, Accident and emergency, Architectural intervention, Sustainable usage","PeriodicalId":403381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124410013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 AND PUBLIC SPACES; IMPROVING QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR INTERACTIVE PLACES THROUGH DESIGN","authors":"Fatima Tuz Zahra, Saima Gulzar","doi":"10.53700/jrap3222022_4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53700/jrap3222022_4","url":null,"abstract":"Cities are shaped and formed through urban settings and there are many factors which give it a final built form. Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has changed many life patterns and has adversely affected livability of urban public spaces. Social distancing and masks have reduced the opportunities for people to interact with each other. Social life has also diminished to a great extent. This research aims to bring interventions in the design of urban open spaces to make it more flexible and healthier under the current pandemic situation. Thus, a qualitative study is conducted to cover all the aspects related to the pandemic, its history and how it has effected urban livability. Such design interventions in the urban built environment support the continuation of public life with the possibilities of healthier and pandemic resilient spaces. It brings forward strategies for better understanding of the situation and to provide awareness in general public. The research can be helpful for architects, designers and urban planners for making pandemic resilient urban spaces in the future. Keywords: Livability, Public spaces, Flexibility, Interactive places","PeriodicalId":403381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114689170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID RUINS, TOMORROW'S HOMES? ANALYSIS OF AN ADAPTIVE RE-USE APPROACH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR METROPOLITAN CITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH","authors":"Chinonyerem Ugwuonah","doi":"10.53700/jrap3222022_1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53700/jrap3222022_1","url":null,"abstract":"Acute housing shortage and empty office spaces are likely to emerge as critical urban issues of the post-pandemic (COVID-19) metropolitan cities, considering that the ‘new norms’ of existential patterns have brought about visible socio-economic impacts. With the remote work lifestyle, the commercial real estate litter with underutilised public buildings. Thus, begging the question “could these corporate buildings effectively transform to provide affordable housing in metropolitan cities?” This paper focuses on adaptive reuse as an urban resilience strategy for metropolitan cities in the global south, using Lagos, Nigeria, as a context for the study. The opportunities and challenges of adaptive reuse are considered by reviewing the responses of cities to similar urban crises in the past. Existing literature was reviewed and analysed through a comprehensive desktop research to understand the urban implication of unused spaces in developing countries, effect of policy on adaptive reuse and the implication of adaptation outcomes on affordability. Based on the findings, a research gap was identified. Primary data was collected using online survey and the results were analysed. An adaptive reuse strategy is recommended for housing the youths and the middle class in underused cooperate buildings within cities of developing countries. This paper concludes that reuse of office spaces provides an excellent opportunity for a sustainable housing strategy in metropolitan cities of developing countries through tactical designing and planning approaches, informed by the peculiarities of the society identified within participatory design processes. Keywords: Urban Strategy, Global South, Pandemic, COVID-19, Changing Urban Pattern, Affordable Housing, Circular Economy, Housing Crisis, Sustainable Spaces, Adaptive Reuse","PeriodicalId":403381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126960817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"UNDERSTANDING THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION OF HOUSING LAYOUTS THROUGH SPACE SYNTAX-FOCUSED ON CASES FROM PAKISTAN","authors":"Ubaid Ullah, Misbah ud Din, Aimen Iftikhar","doi":"10.53700/jrap3222022_3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53700/jrap3222022_3","url":null,"abstract":"Our lifestyle has its effects on the design and layout of house which also in turn affects the housing market. The function of the space is one important factor affecting interactions. In the last few decades, an important change has occurred in the layout of houses in terms of designation of spaces for specific functions as seen, in Pakistan. This study analyzed 15 different cases of house layouts from three major cities of Pakistan. Space syntax was used to quantify the layouts of these houses using DepthmapX software. The measure of integration, space-link ratios and difference factors were calculated for each case in the sample. The average integration and difference factor of the sample range from 0.62-1.02 and 0.52-0.81 with average value of 0.88 and 0.73 respectively. The results showed that underneath the apparent different layouts, there resides a consistent spatial pattern in the order of spatial arrangements of different layouts. The spatial pattern showed Living room as the most integrated space of the layout this found in 14 out 16 cases. The second most integrated space was kitchen reported in 9 out of 15 cases. The third integrated place was bedroom 9 out of 15cases. The results of this study may provide insights into the future development of housing layouts based on the existing pattern of use. Keywords: House Layouts; House Design in Pakistan; Space Syntax; Spatial Configuration","PeriodicalId":403381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133791763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}