Proposal The form of the Chinatown Cultural Center was derived from a tab and notch relationship with the existing vent stack. Its lower three floors house a performing arts space, public galleries, and a public roof garden. The upper three floors house two private residential lofts for visiting artists, private galleries, and a shared penthouse studio.
The public gallery on the second level is open to below. Formal circulation space is indicated with a flooring material change.
The ground floor is open and airy, but formal gallery space is sheltered from direct sunlight by the adjacent buildings and the roof garden above.
Cut-a-way View
Sections
Even behind the stage, the vent stack is an integral portion of the design, serving as a means of wayfinding within the interior.
AC-63 Jason G. Boone
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