Circulation Strategy

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Minimizing hierarchy between different masses were critical to designing the gallery since every major was to be treated equal. since every gallery couldn’t be located on the same level, circulation throughout the building was very important. The above sketch describes the solution that I came up with. The sketched diagram depicts 9 squares that represents 9 masses (A,B,C,.. and so on...). Boxes on the far left and right which are both named ‘A’ meaning that they are the same, and are circulating. There are total three cores and accessing each masses from these cores had to be done directly. If in order to reach any one of the masses the visitor had to go through another one, there will be a sequence between different majors therefore creating a hierarchy. In order to solve this problem, the masses were arranged so the masses each have their own direct passage to the cores. To achieve this, a bridge like viewing deck was inserted inside the masses. From here visitors can quickly pass other exhibitions reaching destination with ease. Majors that are relatively popular among others are located at the higher layer so that the visitors passing through the viewing decks can indirectly experience the more unpopular exhibitions, alternatively leading to increase in the viewers. The external form may seem like a combination of chaotic masses, but the internal circulation was constructed as simple as possible, giving a constantly changing space and diverse possibilities of exploration.