Feedback & Discussion with Asha:
- could perhaps the foyer area include the colours of the space from site sequence through a light projection?
- the glass floor - how does this structurally work? could it be that the beams holding the glass follow the visual language of the light wells beam structure or perhaps follow the visual language of the triangular forms of the intervention?
- what kinds of art programme is it? programme the art to change every month or so, for the reason to keep having people circulating in and out - giving people a reason to keep coming back to the space and visit
- how are the forms made and how are they put together? the plan is that these forms will be welded metal, panels assembled in the space before opening again to the public. Asha suggested that with the plan to use projections, the finishing to the metal could be either a white or black paint with a matte spray finish in order to create a canvas for the projections, rather than to reflect the light off. However it was also a suggestion that some panels could be matte and some could be left as more metallic to add variations
- how can the passage between downstairs to the upstairs be more seamless? is there a way to make the two spaces more cohesive or is it meant to be an obvious transition? I am now thinking that perhaps I could add a facade to the barrister of the stairs. At the moment, the barrister is just a smooth spiral - I'm thinking that I can add that same visual language to the space of creating a folding facade along the spiral (a panelling insert) on the structure as I still want to utilise the stairs.
- lighting in the transition of the staircase? I'm still unsure as to how to position this as I need to see if the folding insert on the stairs work, though I do also want to think of the stairwell as an opportunity to create an atmospheric shift to bring that cohesiveness. If we are moving from a projected space to a space without any projects how would that work? would I light the staircase in a way that it blinds people of their vision momentarily to signify this hierarchy in space? So far the lighting is fairly dim, though I've stated that I want to create the upstairs as being more superior in terms of safety and the opportunity to "see more of their surroundings" as opposed to those who remain downstairs. This brings me to the expression of seeing the light - how when people die and go to a good place, they supposedly see a bright white light bringing them to a good place. Growing up in a Catholic environment, I heard this quite a lot in reference to going to heaven which when visualised was typically physically above "the stairway to heaven" and in this scenario the upper level does have that impression of being better than being below. I could perhaps explore this as a transition - making the space brighter and more inviting.