Building Analysis (Portfolio)

What's striking about this space is the open, easy-going feeling. Negative space is largely used in depth as well as height. The height is stories tall seeming not to close at all with the way one wall curves slightly to meet, where the ceiling would be, the opposite side which is composed of glass primarily. The hall also curves into the distance as the floor creates a diagonal line inclining to the second floor. The floor is a white, smooth material unbroken except for a centerline right down the middle of the hallway. The negative space, airy color, and curved lines evoke the free feeling. The smooth walking space directed by a long shape and a single line creates a movement effortlessly even as the path leads to a second story. I think the design is successful. This is a place where the concept is to get people calmly from one place to another. In a place that could get crowded with people, it's hard to imagine this one getting a cramped feeling. There is space to rest and eat at tables, which aren't blocked off in their own stagnant area or an imposition to the walking or visual flow. It looks like there is also a see-through elevator going to the next floor. Travelers would have an easy time navigating in this design at the slow constant pace the design conveys. The two things i could think of adding were easily dismissed in my mind. Both stairs and running water features would have brought with them a sense of gravity we don't have to deal with in this space as it is.