'Sketchbook' for design topic with Mark Cannata - rebuild the Odeon theatre in Christchurch
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Thursday, 9 August 2012
Notes - potential ideas to explore for form
Processional movement, include/explore a sequence of spaces/steps/rituals applied before arriving at the final space
Ancient palace/temple design - moving down then up again to final inner sanctuary
Secret garden - what is it that appeals with this idea?, cannot see from outside, what stimulates your curiosity? Something you see from outside the walls, a large or tall landmark.
Layers of entry - layers of walls
different entrances for different people that is, NOT 'one size fits all' or 'homogeneous' but some kind of hierarchy dependent on non-social differentiation such as:
physical dimensions eg. height (but not 'size' per see) - such as having a lower doorway or higher doorway (why? for age?) or physical ability (eg. ramp versus steep stairway)
direction of entry (ie. from where the person approaches)
individual preference - entry obviously sloping up or down, or horizontal
private versus public - some people may have a 'key' for entry
door handles
do research on this aspect!
Human scale - customisation of seating - the ultimate customisation is for each person to have their own seat (eg. stored seating pads on site etc, bean bags, memory foam seating) within a generic seating plan
Traces - elements of original theatre remain and are reused
Definite design elements
Theatre - medium to small sized auditorium/seating
Height - incorporate something very tall, ideally significantly taller than surrounding buildings
use remnants of the fly tower
a visual cue, a visual landmark when walking through the park
Layers of entry, concentric walls, vary the entry level - eg. walk down into the theatre
Auditorium cut into the landscape (slightly submerged, to correlate with the distance the Christchurch contours have moved after the earthquakes)
Open roof, or open air theatre
Vertical seating (eg. think Globe Theatre or Bouffes du Nord)
Elements of original building to retain in some shape or form: front facade, fly tower, seats
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