8.1. STATISTICS OF RESULTS DEPENDING ON RESPONCES:

(Questionnaire Design, 2022.)

8.2. INTERVIEWS

For better understanding underground architecture and its design interpretations several interviews were conducted with architects, Engineers and Environmentalist. Some common answers were gathered of these questions which are mentioned below.

Questions Answers

Do you think our urban areas are getting crowded and we in few years we have to go underground?

Does Pakistan need awareness of living underground?

Do we have resources of building underground?

Yes! That is true urban sprawl is getting worst day by day and there is a need of space in urban areas to accommodate population.

I think! As some of the main cities of Pakistan are whelming overcrowded and proposals of underground city can work well here.

We don’t have high tech machinery in modern days but in future when there is a need, we might import machineries from abroad or we can introduce new techniques of excavation.

Is it possible to move underground and built earthscapers in Pakistan?

Is it possible that due to any uncertain catastrophes or apocalypse, we have to shift our dwelling deep underground?

According to best of your knowledge which area is best to select of proposing underground space?

Which aspects I should consider during planning an underground space?

I always get this question that underground construction is expensive and might be impossible? What is your opinion?

Yes! It is possible. When we can make high rise structures, we can definitely go dee under the earth.

Might be! It would happen that living on ground would not be possible, we have to definitely find a shelter and the best possible choose is underground.

I think you should select the capital of Pakistan, not only you could justify your project but also in future if this proposal would be built this would replicate in other parts of the country, like in major cities where there is need of it.

You have to be focused on daylighting and natural ventilation and phycology of space on human concise.

It is not impossible but yes, it is expensive! But when we are building structure more expensive on land and to environment than this thing doesn’t matter. For need we can build a skyscraper as well as for need we can build earthscraper.