So here is an update on some of my thoughts as I progress through the design;
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Increase
in productivity leads to more personal downtime.
People indulge in virtual
experiences.
·
Adrenalin
focussed: Shark Dives, F1 Drive, Skiing, Sky Diving, Flight (No fear of death).
·
Romantic
Liaisons, Adventure, Space travel, Global travel, Role Play.
People indulge in real experiences.
·
Massage
·
Health
& Wellbeing
·
Fitness
·
Social
activities: Food, Drink + Entertainment
·
Shopping
I am
considering this as a replacement for my automated mechanism as a means of
patron entertainment. I have other ideas for my mechanismt...
·
The
screen should be placed in a prominent position for the entertainment of
patrons.
·
Should
be a centrepiece of the facility.
Warehouse:
Floor space
is rented out in cubic meters to brands and tenants
Fully
automated warehouse (visible through the glass floor on entrance square).
·
This
is my new position for the automated mechanism – still acting to entertain
visitors to the site.
Deliveries
and despatch via carpark – however the abolition of B-Doubles from the city
means that infrastructure only needs to cater for smaller delivery vehicles.
Car park =
+200 parks. Current council scheme 2032 has reduced the number of car parks
required of such a development but due to the amount of personal transport
still remaining on our roads, amenity to accommodate them is still necessary.
The abolition of vehicles from the site will eventually result in the carpark
facility being retro-fitted into further retail/entertainment facilities as
required.
Subway
Infrastructure: established as Paddington Station.
The subway has existed for over a decade so the station is
in need of a minor facelift to compliment the new Paddington Central.
Okay... back to modelling...
Here I am looking at the possibility of cantilevering the
building out to allow a walkway to be placed around the perimeter of the
building (protection against the elements), although it seems to contradict the
visual impact of the solid form.
Here I have shifted focus to the entry square and the glass
floor in particular. Here visitors can look down and watch the theatre of the
automated delivery centre at work – complete with lighting effects.
I have created a scaffold-like framework for my plug-in
modules, I envisage these C-Sections to patina with age and for planting to
cover them eventually adding a soft contrast to the geometry of the main
building.
Here I have added the
columns to the carpark as per the
original drawings.
And now I have added columns to the main building as per the
existing drawings.
I have shifted my attention to the rooftop treatment so I’m
back to scribbling on paper again!
Curved steps to sit on?
I am considering how to incorporate public green-space as a
break-out area as well as create a market feel. . I believe this is a much
needed contrast after being inside the facility.
The plug-ins on the left will act as market stalls for
visitors to the rooftop. Try to imagine it with Jasmine or similar creeping
over the steel frame.
So now I’m concentrating on a bit of landscaping for the
ground level podium and working between paper sketches and the Revit model.
After much iteration... this is the one! (above) The big Y shape is the glass floor.
I’ve gone for a stepped landscape to allow visitors to use
the grassed area as seating, especially convenient for the big-screen. The
risers are to be illuminated.
Another render - I wanted to see what it would be like to
walk towards the entrance.
View from Warmington St highlighting the landscape
treatment.
This is an attempt at an evening render in draft mode. It
looks okay but the render time is out of control! Way too long.
The top floor needs to be lit as does the ground floor.
Adjustments to the lighting have been made and now the
entire building has been lit. I will leave it to render in high quality mode
over night.
So I checked it this morning and it was only at 20% - after
7 hours of rendering. An executive decision had to be made... I had to let it
go. I can’t afford to wait another 28 hours in the hope that it will turn out
fine.
Onward-and-upward, Daylight renders will have to be the
order of the day.
So this is how the daylight render turned out in high
quality. This should be fine to work with in Photoshop.
I tried to capture the view through the centre of the
building but it’s just too confusing to make out... frustrating!
I decided to carve a void into the north face to reflect the
south (entry) facade and to encourage natural light and cross ventilation into
my building. It also ads a great point of interest once inside the structure. This
has also divided the structure into a west wing and east wing. I propose to
contain virtual activities in the west wing and physical activities in the east
wing.
I have considered a system of retail stores in the west wing that face outward to guide circulation around the perimeter by the curtain walls.
With the escalators in (to the right within the void), I now
have vertical circulation in the west wing. Being central, this will be the
primary mode of vertical circulation within the building.
It’s time for another break from the model. This time I’m
looking for virtual reality pods that could be used in the facility.
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/274/9/1/cryo_stasis_pod_concept_002_by_alxfx-d5ghppj.jpg
Okay back to the model.
I have just installed my elevated walkways to allow
circulation between the west and east wings. I have made a conscious decision
to include more than one method of vertical circulation. I now have escalators, a lift and stairs (carpark).
Elevated walkways and escalators provide circulation between
west and east wings.
This view shows how the design can be extended vertically as
growth and densification deem necessary (note the additional floorplates).
Delivery corridor has been retained however does not
accommodate B-Doubles. Delivery vehicles have been reduced to fleets of
smaller, fuel efficient, manoeuvrable trucks.
This is my finished main render complete with 2030 model car
and holographic walls. Note the lights happening under the glazed floor in the
public square.
Pug-in stores become income generators through lease of
advertising space. Advertising can be switched off to enjoy the views or access
views to the giant screen.
I have left the Warmington St side of the carpark unadorned
to show it’s structure, however, I envision that images will be projected onto
this facade also; Perhaps an image that reflects the character of the street or
maybe just greenery. The choices are endless.
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