GEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL HARMONY INSTEAD OF FORMULATING A DESIGN PURELY THROUGH THE EXISTING FABRIC OF HAVANA, THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT THE GEOLOGICAL FORMULATION OF CUBA AND ITS DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE CARIBBEAN TECTONIC PLATE. THE MAINLAND OF CUBA IS VERY MUCH BROKEN APART AND UNDEFINED. SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS CAYS, THE INSPIRATION WAS DRAWN FROM THE IMAGE PICTURED. ACTING AS AN INHABITABLE CAY THE USER TRAVELS UNDERGROUND TO A PERFORMANCE HALL LOCATED IN THE WATER. THE ISLAND ITSELF HOLDS 2 MAJOR AXIS, WHICH HAVE BEEN NATURALLY ESTABLISHED WITHIN HAVANAS MASTER PLAN. THIS AXIS POINT DETERMINES LOCATION.
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY:
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY: THE ISLAND OF CUBA LENGTH: 1200 KM LONG THE ISLAND OF CUBA AVG WIDTH: 85KM LENGTH: 1200 KM LONG AXIS: EASTERN (NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN AVG WIDTH: 85KM (SOUTH 65 DEGREES WEST) AXIS: EASTERN (N 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN (S 65 DEGREES WEST) COMPARISON AXIS: EASTERN (N 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN (S 65 DEGREES WEST) COMPARISON AXIS FOUND IN HAVANA AXIS: NATURALLY EASTERN (NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN (SOUTH SOUTH COASTLINE x 65 DEGREES WEST) AXIS FROMSAME CAPITOL AXIS FOUND NATURALLY IN HAVANA, SOUTHSIDE COASTLINE x AXIS FROM CAPITOL
1ST FLOOR PLAN
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EXISTING CONDITIONS, NO PASSAGE FROM CAPITOL
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A. Transit to Per formance B. Main Lobby C. Box Of fice D. Restrooms E. Blackbox Lobby F. Blackbox Theatre G. Per formance Restrooms H. Cafe I. Bar
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ESTABLISHING A PASSAGE
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COURT YARD DEVELOPMENT E
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A. Balcony B. Copy/ Conference Room C. Of fices D. Classroom E. Lounge F. Main Theatre G. Green Room H. Acoustical Room I. Scene Shop
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CIRCULATION
Transverse Section
GEOMETRIES
MERGING NEIGHBORING SPACE
Longitude Section
Transverse Section Theatre
Structural Isometric
Systematic Isometric 1
Systematic Isometric 2