BDES1020 <Lea Fernandez>

Abstract

When I think about Jerusalem, I think of the war and the tension that they must feel everyday. I realised that because of the constant fear and angst instilled in the people of Jerusalem, they lived and partied everyday as if it was the last one. I thought it was such a powerful and admirable statement on life. It is with this thought in mind that I designed a club that would lead them on a journey to escape the reality of their day to day lives. I got inspired by movies like Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter or games like tetris. Although my main focus was to create an amusing space I still wanted the building to fit with the surroundings and only amuse the eyes once inside. This is the reason why the outside is inspired by a simple design and the limestones of Jerusalem while keeping the feature of cubes. Indeed, the club “cocoon” was designed with two main features, cubes going up and down and water. The cubes represent a constant change of landscape while the transparency of the cubes with the water running underneath introduces a peaceful atmosphere. I also got inspired by the “rabbit hole” of Alice in Wonderland. You access the inside of the club by going up to the highest level then you can circulate by going to the lowest level and slowly get into the most intense part of the club. Indeed, there are degrees of intensity in atmosphere throughout the club. The highest level is a chilling area, the first level is a concert area and the ground floor ( bottom of the “rabbit hole”) is the dance floor. You can witness that change of atmosphere by looking at the model, the cubes get smaller as you go down.