Viewing Gallery

Site Visit

My intention was that providing a viewing gallery and a series of walkways above ground for the public, may relieve some of the pressure on the Parvis as the place to get a good picture of the cathedral, as we saw on the site visit. By raising spreading the tourist experience out across the site, and raising it above the ground, the square will feel less overwhelmed.

The Site Section developed into the key drawing for my project. My intention was to create a drawing that demonstrated every aspect of my project at once.

Viollet’s Drawings

My representation style was influenced by Viollet’s drawings, specifically this Section of Pierrefonds. His drawings were often very complex and atmospheric, and always inhabited by people using the building how it may have originally been used. This attention to detail came to define my representation method.