Levitation of volumes, with expressed structure to emphasise its architectural presence, and to bring a sense of rhythm which guide the behoder throughout the building.
Lifting the floor plane above the ground level, expressing the excavation beneath and making a historical reference to the site.Staircase Scheme
This scheme for a full height staircase puts emphasis on the heaviness of architectural elements, monolithic in its presence, inducing a sense of permanence.
Case Study: Paddington Reservoir (Tonkin Zulaikha Greer)
A short visit to this renewed site provided ideas on how the essence of lightness (portrayed in both Tran's and Jinks' work) could be conveyed architecturally.
Delicate columnar supports which hold up massive architectural elements.
Providing bridge links between masses of space.
Lights placed beneath the floorslab - illuminated towards the edges to imply the idea of a floating mass.
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