M. Shahid Khan is a celebrated and prolific Islamabad based architect originally from Quetta. MSK is known for his uncomplicated, contemporary, yet aweinspiring designs with immense display of inner space management. After graduating from National College of Arts, Lahore in the year 1990, MSK has received his fundamental training from Maestros such as Habib Fida Ali, Nayyar Ali Dada and Shaukat Nawaz Raja. MSK has been successfully running ICON A&D since 1993, which is predominantly known for i Read More
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The firm has been practicing since 1993-94 with a Liaison office in Quetta. Icon Architecture and Design provides a wholistic service including architecture, interior design and urban planning (Refer PROJECTS) to fulfill the needs of our clients for commercial, residential, institutional, health and corporate projects. We are a group of talented professionals with a diverse and rich experiences in architecture and design. This diversity enables us to provide technical services with innovative an Read More
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MSK’s residential designs are based on simple yet spacious solutions consistently underpinning client requirements. The front house employs a typical sequence of guest and public spaces near the entrance and more private spaces towards the rear side. The back house has a side entrance that directly opens in to a lobby show casing a spiral staircase of immense character. It has less formal spaces and essentially serves as a small family home with two bedrooms, a living, dining, and a quintessential .
The outer entrance to the front house is accompanied by an unusually outlined lawn and a broad drive way over looked by a verandah to the left. A narrow elongation along the central y-axis leads to the front door. The other side of the door instantly overwhelms you by an a-symmetrically placed double height foyer providing an immediate experience of shifting from a slim to a broad space. A window to the left involuntarily captures the guests attention leading them to a formal sitting area, while a simple corridor further extends in to private family spaces. The generously sized bedrooms enjoy a calm secluded presence. The small study on the left was originally intended to look below in to a beautifully designed pool space while
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Icon Architecture and Design’s design methodology is to promote and emphasize design excellence while fulfilling the fundamental aesthetic expression. Icon is a client oriented firm. Our services are delivered with integrity, quality and professional care. Our strength lies in the ability to interpret the clients’ vision and translate it into a beautiful as well as functional architectural space
Therefore, Qadri associates designed the Pool House by accommodating the client’s style of living by considering all of their family requirements with a blend of luxurious life style.
For connectivity to the outside, there are two courtyard/ veranda overhanging on either side of the lounges. This spatial layering helps to create a heat buffer and much needed shade in the summer. High ceiling heights and thick exterior cavity walls, derived from past construction techniques also create a more stable and controlled climate inside. Opportunities for social interaction or even quiet reflection exist in this house. The courtyards have a meditative and timeless quality to them, but also can become lively in larger social gatherings
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