Project 3 Final Drawings

Detail of 2nd level installation room which opens to the upper level coutyard

Section from Eastern elevation

Plans

The Gallery utilises structurally sound, load bearing walls on the sides of the sandwiched building to create a vast open space in the centre. This along with the use of columns that run on an axis enables the whole floor plate structure to be stable on it's own, and so enables the notion of having a very dynamic, flexible interior. As all the inner walls are flexible partitioning systems, which is very benificial in a gallery setting as it easily allows the gallery to accomodate for different sculptural exhibitions.

Water Colour perspective renderings

The choice of medium for the renderings further helps enhance the notion of lightness and suspension which is exhibited in the sculptural installations

Perspective from ground level entrance - and the interior sculptural garden

Ground level floating floor plates and suspended presentation system

1st floor interveaving matrix or installation rooms which lead to the exterior courtyard balcony

2nd level balcony which overlooks down all the levels, enhancing the notion of interaction between the gallery participants and the art works

Digital rendering perspectives

Entrance foyer

Viewing entrance foyer form the back

Level 1 interior balcony area

Overlooking down onto lower storeys from level 2 balcony

1st floor installation area depicting interweaving spaces which help facillitate the interaction between participants in the art gallery

Level 2 balcony overlooking the whole gallery

The large spacious open area on the ground level functions as an interior sculpture garden. From examining other precedent studies of art galleries such as the Art Gallery of NSW and other public buildings such as Louis Kahns Exeter Library we can see that they all embrace the notions from the historic Plato's Garden. This garden experience is carried on into the interior extrance of my sculptural gallery to further enhance Plato's notion of relaxation and helps facillitate the transistion between the outside street into the tranquility of the Sculptural Gallery.

Art Gallery of NSW- and the notion of Plato's garden

Exeter Library