AD_3 Exp lo ra t i onsAssembl ing Momen tum : an appa ra tu s o f t imeE s a l a U n i t 4 - [ i n ] P r o m x i m i t y

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From a d i s t ance t he l i ne s merge i n to a con t i nuous so l i d fo rm r ep re sen t i ng t ime (du ra t i on i n t ime ) . V iewer s a r e encou raged t o move t owards t he d r awing ( spa t i a l immers ion ) and r ea l i s e e ach i nd iv idua l l i ne r ep re sen t s a momen t i n t ime - an even t ( h i s t o r i c s co t l and ) . Th i s demons t r a t e s t he b l end be tween pu re t ime and ma thema t i ca l t ime . When c lo se t o t he d r awing v i ew -e r s w i l l need t he i r pe r i phe ra l v i s i on wh ich d r aws t hem in to t he image (v i sua l a cu i t y ) . Wi th i n sp i r a t i on f rom use o f maps and l aye r ing (mapp ing p rox imi ty ) t he l i ne s ga the r momen tum towards fou r con tou r s t aken f rom the s i t e ( t an t a l l on ca s t l e ) and show how space can impac t and man ipu l a t e t ime bu t i n t he end t ime w i l l a lways s t ay t he s ame - shown by t he r egu l a r l i ne s con t i nu ing . Ha t ch ing exp lo re s t he i dea o f mod i f i c a t i ons ove r t ime and how the s ame space may be s een d i f f e r en t l y depend ing on t he du ra t i on o r l eng th o f t ime .

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Step 1

Fo l lowing f rom the l oca t i ng im -ages and mode l , a l ow ly ing r ec -t ang l e ha s been p l aced on s i t e .

Cu t l i ne s have been marked whe re t he geome t r i c a l g r i d d i s -s ec t s t he fo rm .

S t ep 2

A key r e f e r ence f rom in i t i a l de -ve lopmen t was t he f r agmen ta -t i on o f space t o c r ea t e a h i e r a r -chy o f pub l i c and p r iva t e .

The f i r s t i nc i s i on d i s s ec t s pa r t o f t he a r ch i t e c tu r e fo r t he p r i -va t e conse rva t i on rooms , pho to -g raph i c /p r i n t r oom and aud i t o -r i um a s we l l a s s t a f f f a c i l i t i e s .

S t ep 3

Al so u s ing t he l oca t i ng mode l l i ne s , a cou r tya rd ha s been sunk i n to t he space .

Th i s i s a a r ea u sed t o i n t eg ra t e pub l i c and p r iva t e a s we l l a s be -i ng t he ma in l i gh t sou rce o f t he bu i l d ing .

S t ep 4

I t i t impor t an t t o a l l ow ac -ce s s r ou t e s t o s eamles s ly run t h roughou t .

By punc tu r ing t he wa l l a s a f e haven f rom the b l i s t e ry Tan t a l -l on i s c r ea t ed w i th a so l i d wrap o f wa l l su r round ing - t ak ing i n sp i r a t i on f rom the na tu r e o f Tan t a l l on ’ s cu r t a in wa l l .

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Step 4

I t i t impor t an t t o a l l ow ac -ce s s r ou t e s t o s eamles s ly run t h roughou t .

By punc tu r ing t he wa l l a s a f e haven f rom the b l i s t e ry Tan t a l -l on i s c r ea t ed w i th a so l i d wrap o f wa l l su r round ing - t ak ing i n sp i r a t i on f rom the na tu r e o f Tan t a l l on ’ s cu r t a in wa l l .

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Step 5

Reach ing He r i t age a s an emo -t i ve t i t l e gave huge impor t ance t o a r r i va l .

By l i f t i ng and s i nk ing o f t he roo f - s cape t h i s dua l a spec t he lp s t o i nv i t e peop l e t o exp lo re t he new l andscape .

The l andscape keeps t he o r i g i -na l undu l a t i ng con tou r s bu t c r e -a t e s a l anguage w i th Tan t a l l on w i th t he u se o f cobb l e s

S t ep 6

A jou rney i s c r ea t ed fo r r e -s ea r che r s o f a r r i va l ; i n t eg ra t i on w i th pub l i c ; co l l e c t i ng knowl -edge ; sha r ing knowledge and f i -na l l y p r i va t e con t emp la t i on .

Th i s i s a ch i eved w i th a r amp tha t , aga in , wraps space l e ad ing t o a t op f l oo r - a l l owing a l so t he a r ch ive t o be a r r anged i n a man -ne r t ha t eve ry p i ece o f i n fo rma -t i on i s s t o r ed i n d i r ec t connec -t i on t o t he ca s t l e i t b e longs .

S t ep 7

I t i s c ruc i a l t o ma in t a in ac -ce s s t o t he i n t e rna l l andscaped cou r tya rd t o ensu re a s e r i e s o f va ry ing i n t eg ra t ed spaces a r e p roduced t ha t a l l ow fo r peace -fu l con t emp la t i on .

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P r iva t e

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A dominan t de s ign s t r a t egy l i e s w i th u s ing and man ipu l a t i ng l i gh t i n o rde r t o d i s t o r t peop l e ’ s pe r cep t i on o f t he r ea l , a s we l l a s a c t i ng a s a d r i v ing fo r ce o f exp lo ra t i on .

He re , i n t he unde rg round l i nk be tween t he ma in bu i l d ing and t he doveco t , t h i s s t r a t egy i s be s t u t i l i s ed w i th t he i n se r t i on o f l i gh t -we l l s a l ong e i t he r s i de o f t he co r r i do r . A s ense o f r epe t i t i on manages t he l i gh t i n an appa ren t o rde r ly f a sh ion wh i l e gene ra t i ng r e spons ive shadows f rom the wea the r con -d i t i on above .

To an t i c ipa t e denouemen t a t t he end o f t he t unne l t he r e i s a de l i be r a t e t u rn wh ich de -n i e s a v i sua l l i nk bu t a l l ows fo r an ove r -f l ow o f l i gh t t o s t r e am down f rom the dove -co t and i n to t he a r ea .

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