The roof of the AppleStore becomes these undulating ribbons that create a useable space. Some interior zones protrude into the roof area - the roof becomes the zone for using Apple products and experiencing them as they are meant to be experienced. With minimal openings in the elevations, and the mass of columns deteriorating as you move upward through the spaces, the roof is the climax of the movement - open, organic, light. While the interior of the building is at a scale for many, the scale of a room, the roof is at a more intimate scale.The following images are in order of the movement through the spaces, from bottom to top.
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Thickness.
That should be your keyword for the rest of the term. Your project is ripe for an investigation into varying thicknesses. Currently all of the bands/ribbons in the project - whether wall, floor, ramp, ceiling or roof; are all the same thickness. Increasing the thickness of a particular band such that it is no longer "surface" but rather "volume" is quite alluring.
Alluring is the undulating tele-tubby roof that needs exploration...I think chris makes a good point...there is a lot to explore considering the gradual change that occurs from the base floor to the roof...how that relates between one another and how you articulate the transitioning spaces will leave you plenty of angles to explore and solve.
I have been thinking about thickness also. The gradual changes that occur I think can begin to happen where the bands intersect or cross through the facade. It is definitely worth exploring.
When I say "thick" I mean "THICK". Thick like able-to-fit-program-inside thick.
All of the "real" Bodega store fits inside the thickness of the Snapple machine.
OK, so THICK! Should this be the item that I technically investigate? I was leaning towards the roof or the columns. Actually, if the thick walls can be the program, there would be no need to detail the columns as product display... Thinking about thickness in this way has given me a lot of ideas and lots more to think about.
Carli,
I think the images/model with fewer columns have a certain power to them. Not sure if I would characterize them as "erie", but they are stronger none the less. It seems in line with the stark of minimal approach that Apple stores embody. Do all of the columns go all the way through? Or do some stop at different levels of the store, offering a differentiation in density and thus flow as you progress to the top of the store. Maybe investigate how this is effected by THICK!
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