Third design

Roof as a cinema
The roof of the building is to be a place where people can sit and watch the either an audio visual display, movies or just watch the everyday passer by.

cocoon, spiral ramp, evolution.

Light inspiration

Foyer Scottish Parliament Building, Architect Enric Miralles



Kimble Art Museum, Louis Khan





Art Gallery of New South Wales, Andrew Anderson, (PTW , Architects)

Art Gallery Ballarat, Andrew Anderson, (PTW , Architects)

Peter Zumthors Vlas thermal baths. specific rooms have been designed to evoke the senses where one room is illuminated with warm light reflecting that of the warmer water temperature.

EVOLUTION OF THE SENSES.

• The first sense that human beings obtain is the sense of hearing which works whilst the unborn child is still in the womb.
• The design of the building has a waterfall at the entrance to evoke the sense of hearing. The waterfall is also suggestive of a pregnant woman's water braking before giving birth to a child, hence the entrance into the gallery is suggestive of birth.
• The second sense that a newly born child obtains is the sense of touch.
• The sense of touch is evoked in the porosity of the building materials used, such as concrete. The ground floor and first floor display Bruce Grays Sculptural 2D and 3D artworks, once again evoking the sense of touch.
• The third and fourth sense that begins to evolve is the sense of smell and taste. The newborn baby smells for its mothers breast in order to feed.
• The sense of smell is evoked in the building as the coffee shop is on the second floor where coffee aromas flood into the art gallery enticing people to continue upstairs where they can enjoy and taste of coffee and cakes in the cafe.
• The fifth sense that a newborn obtains is the sense of sight.
• The sense of sight is evoked in the outdoor cinema that is located on the roof of the building.
  

birds eye view of building

building front, with pool to the right.

ground floor, main gallery space

ground floor 2nd gallery space



first floor gallery space


second floor looking down





Third concept plans