Shahtaj Afzal Khan
Thesis Title:
Imagining a spatial Utopia in a Dystopian future
Project Title:
2075: A Wellness Centre
Location:
Bahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
User Group:
Adults, Mid-age, Senior citizens
This thesis explores the spatial utopia of the future & how we perceive the idea of wellness as we adapt to technology and a dystopic future.
Shahtaj Afzal Khan
Interior Design
Thesis Title:
Imagining a spatial Utopia in a Dystopian future
Project Title:
2075: A Wellness Centre
Location:
Bahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
User Group:
Adults, Mid-age, Senior citizens
This thesis explores the spatial utopia of the future & how we perceive the idea of wellness as we adapt to technology and a dystopic future.
The concept building began with my interest in reading/watching movies and novels about time travel. It is a concept, more of a fantasy that has always stayed with us. Even today, most of us would hop into a machine or travel through the door to either the past or to the land of Future. In my project, I listed down the significant dystopic element that are bound to happen in the future, to propose a program that acts as an utopic space for the users.
Based on popular movies and artworks as the precedence, below are the sketches of how human are to live, eat, travel and work in the future (2075). Stress remains the constant companion of the population living in a metropolitan city like Karachi. As someone, who fails to deal with stress so well, I am proposing a futuristic Wellness Centre for our city that’s about to see a lot that’s unknown to us.
Futuristic sketch of what surrounds the site. Site selection + programs + Shell Analysis
Plans of level 38 and 39.
Sections, Exploded view, Material and furniture board.
Elevator
Entrance – From left to right: Access to the quick snack bar, Self diagnosis pods, A guiding-walkthrough screen replacing the concept of receptions.
Human charging pods in power stations. (Inspired by the IV drop shots in present time)
Snack bar area with Aquaponics generating majority of the food supplies.
Lounge Area.
Cardio 4x Area
Vertical and visual connecting garden between both the floors.
Yoga/Meditation zone (View 1 & 2)
Support Group (Restaurant)
Sleep tourism.
