Wall Assignment Preliminary Model

I've been playing with an "Interlocking Room as Wall" design, which subtracts a triangle from the original facade and then adds a series of light, playful rooms and banners to create an inviting entrance to the community hall.

I began with a 3-4-5 triangle and placed a 3x4 skewed rectangle on the floor. The back two walls will be extremely thick concrete walls, with long, deep, and thin punctures to let light into the hall (currently shown as square holes). Then I added a glass cube in the corner as an L-shaped entrance, with a large doorway which can open or close depending on circulation needs.

In front of this large threshold, I wanted to put a rectangular skeletal wall, but while working with trace paper in my experimental model (see above) I began to play with a series of curved banners. These are made of light frames and stretched canvas and can be moved by about five people pushing the thin columns. This invites community involvement and turns the front facade into a dynamic, multipurpose form.

For my preliminary model, I changed the curved walls into a series of flat panels, which I imagine can be covered with posters or interactive surfaces depending on what is currently happening in the community hall. I also added a third banner on the floor to finish off the grid of three, which can also be pushed or pulled as a fun outdoor activity.

The different forms of the banners create a series of different spaces (6 total), which will have different light plays, depending on the translucency of the different panels. I decided to turn the top of the cube into a balcony space from which people can interact with the wall punctures and view the open area.

From the inside, there is a staircase to the balcony. Because the new threshold is V-shaped, people can exit from the left and right corners, which will have doors on the side walls. Right at these corners will be open windows through the concrete which will provide zen views of the outside area. From the photo above, although it won't actually be square punctures you can get an idea of what interesting light plays will occur inside the community hall.

The final addition was a V-shaped tip of the V-shaped wall, so that it could be visible from the courtyard above the banners and add consistency between horizontal and vertical planes. Feel free to leave any suggestions or critiques.