The concave openings allow for sound distribution in the interior and the high openings permit natural day light
The external paths were not axial - they were vessels to get people to interact and create connectivity - they were not a formal tool to try and force people people to an element. By separating them and making them into bridges I was not isolating them - because they were unavoidable but they had to be distinct.
What I was trying to achieve with this form was to extend the sculpture from the ground plane to other planes so that it was continuous and the framing was seen as something that commenced with the path. The path and the views are the same idea. I did not want to fixate on any particular point. So I specifically did not try to make any part of it stand out more than the others - I wanted to give people some freedom, rather than dictate to them in the informal areas - but the space is quite dynamic with the shadows and different ways to approach it
Completed Design.
I think what I failed to do was make some of the concepts stand out more and I think the envelope is overpowering some of the elements.Sunlight is going to be a crucial and challenging aspect, because it restricts what the form I can achieve. In this design I have put the paths at the first and second floors and the informal zones at the highest level - changing the form....means resolving other issues about light penetration etc
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