Traditionally courts have always played an integral part in local architecture, be it residential, institutional or religious building types. These central spaces become the main socializing hubs for people. In the Telenor office this concept is used as a focal point, interconnecting blocks around large water bodies in the internal courts encourage social interaction between the users. Located in Islamabad, Pakistan, the site, for the Telenor office campus is made up of 15 acres of an undulating landscape which exemplifies the Potohar plateau. The design ensures that the site?s existing topography and natural water courses remain intact: for this, inspiration was sought from the historic stepwells of Pakistan?s Punjab province and western India, used as an architectural device for storing rainwater (Baolis).
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Architects: Arcop (Pvt) Ltd.

Location: Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan

Lead Architects: Yawar Jilani& Mahboob Khan

Structural Consultants: Mushtaq & Bilal

Mep Consultants: S. Mehboob& Company

Rammed Earth Consultants: Terra Firma Builders

Client: Telenor Pakistan

Area: 36659.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Irfan Naqi

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Text description provided by the architects. Traditionally courts have always played an integral part in local architecture, be it residential, institutional or religious build...