The foundation however was set, with the decision to have three separate buildings serving different programmatic requirements. This added to the street metaphor and the meandering of passer-by’s through the site (like pedestrians exploring shops along King Street).
The second draft model show’s the massing of the buildings similar to the final scheme.
The first building (closest to King Street) serves as a gallery space for both small and large artworks – two levels for small art works with “peep hole” windows for lighting artworks on the opposite walls, the intention here was that passer-by’s didn’t have to enter the building to view the artworks, rather they would be enticed in. The gallery for large artworks is a double height space with a large opening facing the central courtyard.
The second building serves as a shop and storage. The shop is a single storey, with the storage “overlapping” it’s roof. The storage space was located closest to the laneway for easy delivery and pick-up of goods.
The third building contains the workshop (ground level), kitchen and living (first level) and entertainment space (second level). The entertainment space has a spill over external area connected to the roof of the second building allowing views to the courtyards below and artworks that may be on show there.
A generous sized path was allowed (similar to an alleyway) to create a restful/calming ambience (as opposed to the congestion and hustle and bustle of king Street) which “weaved” through the site. The central section would have elevated walls to cater for large graffiti art works.
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