Being an architectural computing student I decided to begin modelling the site and gallery in a relatively easy 3D modelling program called Google SketchUp. This will allow a great deal of flexibility when it comes to idea concepts and making changes. It also helps to give an idea of scale, and what the gallery will look like from different parts of King Street.
I added the image of neighbouring buildings, once again to give an idea of what the gallery will look like in its King Street environment. With the very unique Victorian style that is prevalent in King Street a contemporary art gallery may seem somewhat out of place. However I think this could work to the gallery's advantage, and by modelling it up in SketchUp I aim to find this out.
This shows a quick mock-up of my designed outlined below and how it would look in relation to the buildings either side. The intertwined stories work to step down from the higher building to the lower level building. Due to the restrictions outlined in the brief I have chosen to keep one of the shops in place. This means that rather than having gaps around the gallery because it doesn't completely fill the site, one shopfront can remain and the gallery can consume the remainder of the site.
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