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The inv er t ed s pir e h o v e rs o v e r th e al ta r t o highligh t a n d c e l e b ra te the idol of t he w e e k . A s s u c h th i s sa c r ed m om ent i s h i g h l i g h te d b y i n tens e and f oc us e d l i g h t s h o o ti n g di rec t ly down t h e s p i re fro m th e ro of light abov e . L o o k i n g u p th e sp i re will be t he o n e g l i m p s e to actu al day light a n d n a tu re . Hidden g a p s i n th e p l a s ti c faca de abov e th e s c u l p tu re sh elv es will a l s o a l l o w d i re c t su nlight t o highli g h t th e s e ‘ i d o l s ’ . The r es t of t he s p a c e i s d i ml y l i t by a gap bet we e n th e w a l l s a n d the r oof s t r uc t u re . T h i s a l l o w s i n dir ec t light f r om th e ro o f l i g h ts to enter t he s pac e a n d b e re fl e c te d al l ov er by t he d i s c o b a l l -e s q u e ma t er ial. T his wi l l c re a te d i ffe re n t exp er ienc es t hr o u g h o u t th e d a y and y ear as t he i n te n s i ty o f th e su n alt ar s t he l e v e l s a n d b ri n g s out t he int r ic at e d e ta i l i n g o n th e walls . T his gap a l s o c o n ti n u e s the building c o n c e p t o f b e i n g awar e of a lar ger v o l u me .
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Th e day light will b e s u p p l e m e n te d b y s t r ips of LED s w h i c h fo l l o w u nder and along th e i n d e n ts o f th e s ur r ounding w a l l s . At n i g h t ti me t hes e along s i d e a s e ri e s o f i ntens e Intense G ravity High Lumen L E D Downlights h i d d e n a t th e to p of t he plas t ic wa l l s w i l l fo rm th e pri m ar y s our c es o f l i g h t. F lour es c e n t tu b i n g ru n s al o ng t he bot t o m s q u a re fra m e i n si de t he s pir e , th i s i n te n s e l i ght ing jux t apos e d a g a i n s t th e fai n t t wink le of t h e L E D s c re a te s the s ens e of t h e i n e ffa b l e a n d sa c r ed alt ar. 79
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The jour ney ca n th e n b e l e d o ff co ur s e t o ex plo re th e s u rro u n d i n g ex hibit ions , r em i n i s c e n t o f th e s i d e ch apels in Ren a i s s a n c e c h u rc h e s . T hes e side e x h i b i ti o n sp ac es ar e v ar y i n g fo rm s o f c u b e - t he ear t hly pl a to n i c s o l i d . The f ir s t and l a rg e s t o f th e s e sp ac es is a 1 6 m c u b e . It i s a co nt inuat ion f r o m th e a l ta r s p a c e wit h t he plas t ic fa c a d e tu rn i n g i n to the box . Howev e r, th e d e ta i l i n g o f the walls does n o t c a rry th ro u g h i n t o t he s pac e . R a th e r th e b o x i s l e f t wit h blank w a l l s a n d c e i l i n g . This blank c anv a s i s s o th a t a
p l e th ora of i tems may be hooked a n d a ttached di rectl y to the w al l s. Thi s carri es on the b o m b a rdment of cul ture w hi l st c h a n gi ng the form of exhi bi ti on. T h e J ohn S oane museum embodi es th e d esi red degree of i ntensi ty th e s pace w i l l evoke but w i th l ess h e i g h t. - The proposed spaces w i l l feature w al l s ful l of framed p o s t cul tural i mages and the fl oor p a c k e d w i th S upermundane i tems, b u t th e voi d of the l arge sacred v o l u m e betw een these verti cal a n d h ori zontal exhi bi ts i s w hat c re a tes the i neffabl e.
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SUPERMUNDANE SUPERMARKET Sma l l e r c u b o i d v o l u mes l ead o ff th e l a rg e e x h i b i ti o n rooms. T h e s e s p a c e s e x a g g e rate the e c o n o mi c c o n c e p t o f th e postc u l tu ra l , re fl e c ti n g s u p ermarket and shop displays. Ac c o rd i n g l y th e s tructure o f th e s p a c e i s s y n o nymous w i th th e c re a ti o n o f s h el ves for e x h i b i ti n g i te m s . T h e structural m e m b e rs align w i tht the i n d e n ta ti o n s o f th e a l ta r facades w h i c h a re c a rri e d th ro u g h. S mal l a rc h w a y s a re c re a te d by gaps i n th e s h e l v i n g to p e rmi t passi ng th ro u g h s p a c e s . T h e s p a c e s a re to p l i t b y a central c u to u t o f fra me d tra nsl ucent p l a s ti c . T h i s a l l o w s th e l i ght to h i g h l i g h t th e e x h i b i te d i tems w h i l s t o b s c u ri n g th e s o u rce. 93
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GIFT SHOP Af t er ex plor in g th e s e side a nnex es whic h c o n ti n u o u s l y b r ing t he v is i to r b a c k to th e cent r al f oc us - th e a l ta r- th e j our ney c ont i n u e s along i ts st r aight pat h. Fro m th e o u ts e t i t a ppear s t hat t h e a rc h i te c tu re a n d th e light ing is l e a d i n g to w a rd s th e s ac r ed alt a r. B u t w h e re th e a c t ual des t ina ti o n l i e s i s th e cas h des k . T he en ti re c h u rc h a c ts a s t he s hop , w i th a l l e x h i b i ts b eing pur c has a b l e , a s s u c h th e g if t s hop em plo y s a mo d e rn s ty l e Ar gos s y s t em, w h e re d i g i ta l sc r eens allow t h e v i s i to r to re v i s i t
th e i r favouri te pi eces or scan the b a rc o des and sel ect them for p u rc h ase. The vi si tor may then w a i t o n the pew s for thei r number to b e c al l ed and thei r i tem to be cAlled. T h e gi ft shop symmetri cal l y re fl e c t s the archi tecture of the nave , how ever, the l i ghti ng s c h e m e i s sl i ghtl y di fferent to s i g n i fy the end of the j ourney. Ab o v e the cash desk , w hi ch d i re c tl y resembl es a tradi ti onal a l ta r , i s a l arge openi ng s u rro u nded by fl orescent tubi ng to h i g hl i ght the most val ued e n ti ty.
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PROPOSED STRUCTURE In summary , the bui l d ing is i ntended as a suggesti ve sacr ed space; an experi enti al jour ney w hi ch bombards and su r r ounds the vi si tors w i th constant im ages through mul ti pl e medi a - a hyped up real i ty of the post-cult ur al. E xposi ng the fal se val ue given to commodi ti es, w hi ch i n t he end have purel y economi c value.
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