Work in Progress

Main Dance Hall on the 4th floor in the public area of the building. View from Outside.

Main Dance Hall (public). View from inside

Ground floor area between 2 sides of the building (public and private) represents the outdoor citing. Left side entrance for the public-performance area with a cafe on the ground level.Right side entrance for the private area-dance school. Upper Level is a restaurant with a path that connects both sides.

View to the performing areas  from the restaurant and connecting path.

View from a different angle to show how the building functions and gets connected. Right side has 2 floors for the dance school, dance classes. 

Green Stairs represent the architectural stairs that bring people to different levels in both sides of the building. As well customers from restaurant can exit from both fire rated stairs.

The triangular shapes represent the skin of the building. Still in progress, I'm thinking how to cover it without loosing the accent on the red ribbon. Light blue represents the glass to keep some transparency of the building in certain areas. Dark gray solid walls/triangular shape.

Dark blue area is bellow the ground that again connects the building. This space would be used for changing area and some more studios for the dance classes. 

Dark yellow boxes - fire rated staircase and elevator. Bigger box on the right side represents the scissor stairs. 

I am thinking to make them transparent with a fireproof glass.

Rhino Modelling

Red Ribbon represents the structural element of the building. I'm planing to divide the structure in two different functions: private (right)-dance studios  and  public(left)-performance area. The building will be connected with a bridge on the upper level, this way I'll be able to keep some public space open. As well the building will be connected bellow the ground with the main dance studio and some changing area for the dancers. 

Combined Model_On the side

Combined Models _ Progress

After reviewing the previous model I went back to the first idea of keeping the continuity of the movement of dancers, represented by the black angular shapes. In this model I avoided the random position of the forms and tried to align it with the circular red line. 

Combined Models

Proposed Models to be Combined

RESULT

The circular red line represents the passion and the movement in dance, where the angular figures show the different positions of the dancers. I tried to represent how the dancers, their passion and movement, creates a flow of the dance. 

3D Models Extracted from Collage

Program

1. Silver circles represent the steps of the dancers where connected points create a move of a dance.The extended wire is the leg of the dancer.

2. Representation of the shouting lights on the the dance floor. 

3. The circular movement shows the dance floor and continuous motion of the dancers. 

4.  This is a representation of the "twisted" skirt of the dancer. The dress becomes part of the dance creating its own development of the show.  

Emotion

1. Labyrinth of the history that I want to explore.

2. Representation of the water. Water is an important element of the site that brings a feeling of something mysterious and powerful. 

Connection

1. Body movement of the dancers. 

2. Black and red form the explosion of the passion in dance. 

3.  Red line it represents the circuit of the passion in a dark. Transparent black "cloud" is the spirit of the passion.  

Collage_Program, Impression, Connection

PROGRAM

The program of the building that I'm developing is "Ballroom Dance Center". This Collage represents the movement of the body and movement of the energy. The colorful ghosts are symbolizing the movement of the energy of the dance. Every move of the body is followed by the move of the energy. Also the circular forms through the collage represent the continuity of the movement in dance.

EMOTION

While visiting the site the first thought that comes to my mind is the historical value of the site and strong correlation with the water body. The layout of the old structures in the South Seaport gives me an impression of the labyrinth, labyrinth of the history that I want to explore and learn. 

CONNECTION

The word connection has various meanings. We can have connection with the nature, people, emotions, etc. While thinking of the program that I'm developing and focusing on the dancing I feel that dance is very strongly connected with passion. Dancing starts with passion, passion becomes dance.