Given an area of 500sqm footprint to work with & a narrow strip of land - to create movement through the site with less of a chaotic composition. I decided to use winding stairs.
The design above shows the numerous bridges and dead-end paths (Which I intended to use to create views/informal meeting areas)
The Stair below is a new resolution which shows the four flights of stairs. Using Four Flights of stairs by the cliff edge - creates a dramatic connection with the edge and allows the user to move through the stairs with an undulating view. Going back to my original point (I was expressing that The views/paths are one element of design and the Tabula Rasa concept is the process of discovery)
People will be able to come through Malt Street (New Farm) down from the cliff and into the development.
They might choose to move through the buildings through other set of winding stairs (This time - Spiral stairs)
There are three buildings that wrap around the building. These create a connection between the envelope of the building & the site and directs views towards the river/Cliff & Strip of land.
The idea behind these stairs, bridges that wrap around the site - is to deviate from the generic program of a river edge - which focuses on site placement - rather than a specific interaction with the site.
So the various bridges, views, partitions & stairs create an architecture that is to be discovered much the same way as a city. Rather than just a placement on the site with a promenade, axis, channeled path etc.
The sketch & Diagram above show the generic program of the river edge which features a riverwalk, promenades and open spaces directed towards the river
The image below shows how the bridges would wrap around the building. Because the buildings have varying functions - one of the bridges would help tie the buildings together.
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