Thursday, August 14, 2008

Next steps...

I feel that the next thing to do is to develop the programme so that it's form is determined by the intersections of the 'balloons' so to speak. The programme may need to dictate this form to some extent as well. I'm tending toward a cinema as the programme since I still want to keep the site as a public realm and a cinema is someting KX does not currenty have. My intention is to then extend the line of the balloons to determine the size and orientation of the facades, keeping in mind the permeable nature that I want to keep.

On site I'm thinking that this building will be situated toward the Scala end of the site with an underground connection going underneath to the other side of Gray's Inn Road. Pentonville Road will still be blocked off and an above ground connection to the King's Cross forecourt will be created.

Any other suggestions or comments?

1 comment:

Jonathan Dawes said...

Hi Neill- I think it would be good to see a plan and a section of what you are suggesting and where- it all sounds very interesting but I am finding it hard to picture the spaces. Can we meet in the next few days and go through the entire portfolio? In that way you can schedule out how you will complete the project over the coming weeks. Thanks.