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Katani, Pooya

This thesis aims to offer a different perspective on underground spaces. Typically, underground spaces, varying in scale and program, are areas that a certain group of people, such as those who are dealing with psychological distress, struggle to access, like underground metro stations. By redesigning and reprogramming these spaces, we can redefine them and give a new meaning to them, providing users with a different experience and a more pleasant encounter. To achieve this, we must identify the issues and devise solutions. These issues are accessible through available reports, enabling the proposal of innovative architectural designs for underground spaces. By addressing this gap in architecture, we can create more inclusive designs. This project is a proposal for the future of UBC metro stations. Efforts have been made to transform this public space into an area with new meaning. Traditionally, metro stations have been merely places for transit and movement, but this project aims to turn them into a space where pauses gain significance and a sense of belonging is fostered in individuals. Instead of being a place people rush to escape, it becomes a space where they can engage in many of their daily activities.

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University of British Columbia. ARCH 549

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0448777

Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of

Unreviewed

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