Model 3 (Progress)

Below Ground

Word: Adjective: Precious; of high or great value; highly esteemed for some spiritual, non-material or moral quality; dear or beloved; affectedly delicate, refined or nice.

    

Above Ground

Word: Verb: Prowling; 

Move around in search of or as if in search of prey; move around stealthily or restlessly as or like a hunter.

front view

 

interior detail - the 'vines'

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Concept:

Scheme

Scheme challenges the ideals of the above/below ground planes. The underground studio is lit naturally and brightly, and the above ground studio is dark and shadowy. The gallery will be encased in glass and plants. People will navigate through sub-levels in the gallery via a series of ramps. The sub-levels allow people to view the artworks from different angles and perspectives.

Below Ground

2 stories - top story opens to the datum/ ground level. Lower story is totally enclosed. Light shaft circles room and filters sunlight to it. Upper level functions as a garden/ nature space. The 'shell' structure shades half of the studio from weather/light to create differing atmospheres from one side of the studio to the other. The stairs will spiral around the sides of the form to elaborate its circular shape and maintain as much studio floor space as possible. The stairs will be suspended from the ceiling by steel wires which glow red, like Chinese lanterns. The light shaft has an open top which exposes it to the elements. The studio mimics the mood outside; on sunny days sunlight floods the shaft and lights the lower room,  if it is raining outside the shaft fills with water - this is visible from inside the studio.

Above Ground

The above ground studio blends geometric and curved elements. Vine-like columns run horizontally through the studio and create shadows on the floor like a forest canopy. The space is entirely artificially lit. The stairs will follow the vine-like structure and weave irregularly down until meeting at a spot then continuing. Ladders allow people to climb up and sit on the vines and look down at the artist working.