March 5, 2007

To Consider When Moving Forward (In No Particular Order)

-The project wraps around and under the existing building. Maybe it can also add to the existing building vertically, embedding it entirely.

-Work out the private entrance/lobby/stairs for the apartment.

-Look at the existing stair tower and how it is reused as circulation in the new program. Could it begin to dissolve in the lower levels of project?

-Look at raising the existing ground floor to increase the ceiling height over the dance floor.

-Examine the arrival narratives and also the narratives of people inhabiting the project.

-Look at the relation between the interior bar and the outdoor courtyard. As a “watering hole,” could the bar use water as an experiential element that connects the two spaces?

-Look back at the memory map and identify specific moments where one program bleeds into another and assign “synaesthetic memories” to them that inform the architectural qualities of those moments.

-Consider the possibility of “taking over” a domestic space for use in the nightclub. For example the DJ area could be in a former living room (identifiable as such). If the nightclub serves any kind of food, maybe the nightclub kitchen has some relation to a domestic kitchen.

-Where are the nightclub bathrooms? Do they share a wet wall with the apartment bathrooms?

-Look at the sectional relationship between the sidewalk, the waiting area, the bar, the courtyard, etc. What happens in the space where people line up while they wait to get into the club?

-Could there be more than two apartments, as the program currently includes?

-Choose moments where the programs intersect and look at the experiential qualities of those moments in some kind of drawing. How do the spaces change between night and day?

-Consider materials more.