After exploring the hresholds in the gallery space in my 1:50 plan, I needed to create a threshold design for entering and exit the space. At the beginning of this design process, I considered my threshold to be moving from Wellsley St, up the front entrance of the Te Ara Poutama builing into the lobby, and then into and through the gallery space. Before designing my threshold, I drew my section as to what would best show what I would design so I created a section of the building through the lobby looking at the gallery.
After drawing the section, I explored the threshold points in the lobby and outside underneath the portico on Wellesley St.
I found designing my threshold moment for entering and exiting the gallery space quite difficult. I had a few ideas I explored in sketch but I struggled to visualize these ideas. I became stuck and I couldn’t proceed in my design through sketch. This is when I decided to model the gallery space to a 1:50 scale and explore ideas so I could visualize and see it.
Left: A frosted glass box inserted in the wall between the gallery and lobby. This would be a creative entrance and it would also distort what was on the opposite side of the wall. It also wouldn’t impose on the lobby space.
Center: A split curtain on track suspended from the ceiling. This would be a good idea for an installation within the space but not really sure how it could work as an entrance/exit into/out of the gallery.
Right: A series of transparent film suspended from the ceiling layered throughout the gallery with laser cut designs. This would create the unclarity an distortion I want but much like the center design, it would act more as an installation rather than an entrance/exit.
Spatial Design by Ciara 