thoughts

what really caught my eye, about the site, was the
"I have a dream" painting on the wall.
I thought it related well to the clients, wish to encourage youth/non mainstream art.
The painting it self could be considered as non mainstream art, almost like graffiti on the walls.
the Site was also already a place where youth, artist sell their art works.

noticing the curved road, i thouhgt it would be interesting, rather than a straight one.
the building opposite, saw a facade on the upper storey that had a rhythmic quality, the consitant slit windows, against the curve facade. something i would like to take into consideration, maybe juxtapose it.. since the gallery would have unusual art. maybe have horizontal slits insted of vertical slits?

I dont want to simply create an irregular form, just to symbolise the unusaul artwork inside the gallery
yet i dont want to simply follow the boring old facades, with the awnings..
maybe something with a mix of both... taking into cinsideration of surrounding and opposing it?

there is a bus stop right infront of the site, lot of people stand around there waiting for a bus, sitting on the benches. Maybe i should use architectonics, like benches next to the display windows, facing the windows, showing off the art work, some kind of form, use of door or windows to draw them in.

working from the entrance drawing them all the way to the courtyard
i want to take into consideration of every visiting experience, have all parts of building contributing to the experience.

contribute to the community?

random ideas
-courtyard on roof?
-fuidity of space via curve - flow of river?
-bridge?
-ramp, stairs
-counter rhythmic quality of opposite facade
-inside circulation counter outside road, oppose curve
-sitting, walking, standing, sleeping?
-circular bench, centre
-collapsing wall, roof
- piano nobile, upper level, empty ground
-round perpendicular seats
-round decend ramp
-loitering area, sitting infront of gallery
-irregular door
-stairs
-steps display
-regulared windows
-protruding front

Site Analysis

Panorama images

right of the site

left of the site

Opposite the site, accross the curved street

artists

"many of the artists exhibited are relatively young and are working on the margin or outside the art mainstream"

Patricia Piccinini: likes to make unusual figures

probably one of the most prominent symbol of youth art (non mainstream)

graffiti

I realised there were other graffiti works down king st

some at shop fronts

some at school fronts

and there was already a gallery, which dispplayed artwork wayyyyyyy outside of mainstream art. quite disturbing

Final Submission

MORE PICTURES LATER!!

progress

cold heavy stone wall, with uneven floor.
to represent breaking family, not on even plains
maze like entrance, force house wife to slip her way in
not wanting to obstruct anything, not in the fighting mood
this way no body can see here as she enters.
resembles the half opened door in painting

downstairs to a dark chamber,
light reduces, as u enter resting room

new concccccept