Further progress

Upstairs gallery space in pod

Downstairs gallery space in pod

Section

Plan

My idea has evolved into a more organic design from the original squares. The circles were inspired by the pod like structure in the British Museum. The first pod shown in the pod is two stories high and stands beneath a 3 story glass roof. The two circles joined the the middle create a courtyard space in the centre of the structure. this blurs the distinction between interior and exterior space. The last circle at the back is extended from the enclosed space at the front and eats away at a courtyard bordered by the walls from the existing buildings. This again question what is internal and what is external. the final cube at the end is the kitchenette/ kiosk with an upstairs bedroom for the gallery owner.