THE LINK
A PROBLEM
The initial massings result in three different buildings which are separated physically and by typology.
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The scheme's principle ties the buildings together, but this is not reflected in the manifestation of the massing.
Having a separate information building in this layout also leads to poor programming.
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Journeys such as booking to restaurant and tickets to Essoldo are longer than needed and double back on each other.
The gap between the Essoldo and the restaurant allows for too much of a visual connection between the site and Chester Road.
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This goes against the principle of blocking out the road and protecting the site.
The ticket booth is incoherent to the rest of the scheme and there is too much space between the Essoldo and the Restaurant.
MOVING THE BOOTH
The booth ties together the restaurant and the Essoldo as it relates to both buildings and the journey to them.
PHYSICAL LINK
Adding a spanning roof physically ties the buildings together, making the connection obvious.
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This also creates an opportunity for a first floor link, which increases the scale of the entrance to make it more of a feature.
DIVIDE AND FILTER
The thresholds as they are, are still open to a linear entry onto the site.
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Dividing walls can be used to create more of a buffer and direct people more purposefully towards the restaurant and Essoldo.
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Enter, break line to control a large influx of people attending, tickets, enter Essoldo or garden.
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Glass booth, visual connection through to site.
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Guided journey to restaurant.
The walls can also be used to create a 'serial vision' made up from 'revealing views'.
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This is an urban planning concept put forward by Gordon Cullen, which adds interest to a persons journey towards a destination by hiding and revealing different views of a destination.
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By adapting this principle to a smaller scale, interest to the transition onto the site can help to draw people in.
The use of light and shadows refer to a visual path and transition onto the site.
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Overlapping the roof helps to generate more interesting light play and indicates the beginning of the transfer from outside to in.