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2021
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
The Pakistan has biggest malls, tallest buildings, luxurious hotels and shopping festivals. Behind these extravagant images lies the other side the old districts, street life and life under trucks. According to
Pakistan statistics 95% of the employed population are males, which are working in transportation,
construction and extractive industries such as labors, taxi drivers and truck drivers. Specifically truck
drivers are the biggest victims. This thesis project shed light on the life of truck drivers who are constantly
on road and cannot afford accommodation. Due to that they sleep under trucks, park their trucks in illegal
spaces with no access to food, water and basic facilities.
This thesis highlights the current condition of truck drivers in Pakistan. Surveys and interviews are
conducted of different drivers on Truck rest areas to know the problems they are facing and allow the
design of this project to have a purpose and fulfill users need. Through the interviews, an idea of integrated
museum grew, where truck drivers are given a space that can express their suppressed emotions due to the
nature of their job. On the other hand, public is exposed to their emotions. The aim is to spread awareness
on this matter as trucking industry is one of the leading industry in Pakistan. Therefore, truck drivers need a
healthy environment designed for them. Moreover, this project will combine residential and commercial
design, create a rentable sleeping and living space for truck drivers and a self-expressive museum accessed
by the public merged by an underground spiritual complex that unites both users.
This project mainly focusses to transform the understanding of design as a mere tool to create better
interiors, than an ordinary space. According to Professor Chadi El Tabbah “It’s about the quality not
quantity”. That being said, the objective of this project is to create qualitative spaces that will change the
experience of the user, whether it’s the truck driver in his temporary sleeping pod, or a visitor curious about
the self-expressive museum.