Karachi Metblogs » New building http://karachi.metblogs.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Whose building is this? http://karachi.metblogs.com/2009/05/30/what-building-is-this/ http://karachi.metblogs.com/2009/05/30/what-building-is-this/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 17:25:23 +0000 SwERveUT http://karachi.metblogs.com/?p=6618 On M. T. Khan road, there is a new building under-construction with a very modern and innovative design. It borrows classical elements in its architecture, and combines it very well with modernist steel and glass trends. Best part about this building is its innovative energy efficient design:  a glass facade is used in order to provide the interior with the maximum amount of natural light, and giant tensile fabric awnings are suspended in front of the facade to shield the entire building from the intense heat of the sun. Seems to work very well. This building is breaking new grounds in terms of architecture in Pakistan. 

But who does it belong to??

 

Unidentified new building on M.T. Khan Road

Unidentified new building on M.T. Khan Road

 

There is no signage on the gate or on the building which gives information about what organization it belongs to. If it were any company or any other commercial organization, they would have been advertizing it to the hilt. However, nothing near this building gives its identity away… 

Another thing worth noting is that whichever organization got it constructed apparently has no shortage of funds (even in these tough economic times). They have spent quite a fortune on this building’s decor and aesthetics (tazeen o araaish). Which leads me to speculate, is it a government entity? Only the government has an endless supply of money to throw away on such things… but then again, the government is not known for such ground-breaking architecture. So the puzzle remains unsolved….   Do you know who this building belongs to?

 

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