Site Map; Kingstreet, Newtown

Developement of Ideas

Section E

This 1:50 section is taken through the first room of the gallery. It will be the first and last thing patrons of the gallery will see and will at most points in time will be the most used part of the gallery. As is evident the glass box motif is extended to the ground as to create a partition between entrance and exit. Behind this partition the gallery owner may also sit during the day and can easily keep a mind as to who is entering and leaving the gallery. The room is the entire height of the gallery as to house two of Chuck Close's larger paintings. these painting will be hung on the wall above the entrance so that they can be observed from the vintage point to the right of the exit stairs on the first floor. Allowing people to examine the Chuck Close paintings from a reasonable distance and to create a nice image when exiting the gallery. As is evident in the section the exit stairs run down behind the parition and the gallery reception.

Sections

Section B is a cut through where the glass box cintinues right from the ceiling through to the ground floor as one of the light pillars. Section C on the other hand cuts thorough none of the glass, despite above head height. It cuts through no pillar of any kind, it does however show, in section, one of the seating areas found in between the first floor divides. These are so that the patrons of the gallery can take a seat to admire Chuck Closes intercate paintings and from varied distances as intended. The chairs also reduce crossing between the glass keeping an ordered flow through the gallery.

Section D slices through a ground floor pillar that is not made of glass. It also cuts through the dark video room in which Alexandre Orion's work would be shown. A figure sits on the simple seats as the video is played.

Plans and Section Scheme

Vignettes

This series of perspectives shows, in order, the main sequence of space through the gallery building. The red wash represents light seeping in from the glass columns and overhead glass skylight feauture.

Rear Entrance