The design objectives that have emerged from the feasibility studies are as follow: An unobtrusive insertion with minimal disturbance to the existing historical buildings; Room functions are to be allocated according to their priority for light; The layout is designed to maximise view depths, in order to avoid the feeling of caustrophobia, and to allow maximise diffusion of daylight. These themes will form the strategies to explain the proposal.
Design Strategy 1 - New Subterranean Courtyards Design Strategy 2 - Allocation of space according to need
for natural lighting
Design Strategy 3 - Transparency and thresholds:
Maximising views and sunlight
Structural Strategy - Reinstating the existing traditional
architectural features
Hand rails; Buttresses; Arches