COLLECTED(NESS) VESSEL
eDRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE TWO CONTRASTING CONDITIONS OF CUBIC URBAN AND THE ORGANIC CREEK ELEMENTS THAT THE DRILL HALL SITS WITHIN. MY DESIGN TAKES BLACK CUBIC FROMS OF CONTROLLED AIR AND LIGHT THAT HOLD THE GALLERY SPACES AND STACKED THEM WITHIN A BREATHABLE VESSEL OF STEEL MESH CURTAINS THAT GRADUALLY FILTER OUT THE ELEMENTS CREATING CIRCULATION SPACES THAT BLUR BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE CURTAIN SYSTEM CAN BE OPENED OR CLOSED TO A LEVEL THAT RESPONDS TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE SOFT LAYERS OF ENCLOSURE CREATE A SHADOWY DEPTH OF TRANSPARENCY WHERE THE TREES AND SKY FROM BEHIND CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE NEW EXTENSION FROM INFRONT OF THE EXISTING DRILL HALL GALLERY
THE LOCATION OF THE DRIIL HALL GALLERY IS POSITIONED IN THE 'AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY' . INFRONT OF SULLIVANS CREEK