BSC ARCHITECTURE | YE AR 4
DÉVOILER Rebekah Ball
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
ballbekah@gmail.com
TUTOR:
TOBY JEFFERIES
SHINING A LIGHT ON UNDISC OV ERED TA LENT The proposal aims to tackle systemic issues surrounding diversity in ballet through the creation of a dance school in Brooklyn for the American Ballet Theatre. Located in the BAM Cultural District, the site is close to existing transport hubs, connecting the school to diverse neighbourhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. Spaces are organised around a central spine of circulation with public areas at the base. At first floor level the piano nobile of the school contains a performance studio and dancers’ hub, with teaching studios stacking upwards in a tower and placing dancers against the backdrop of New York. Movement is celebrated in the scheme with internal circulation flowing around the plan on lower levels. An external staircase sits behind a veil of mesh on the west side which is visually impenetrable during the day. At night, light filters through the façade making a performance out of the circulation and creating a cultural beacon within the urban context.
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