{Ideologies of a parasitic community}

So in this weeks tutorial I joined my group and we began discussing the concept of creating a larger parasitic community. Our group consist of the recreational aspects of our classes community, and includes a restaurant (Kris), a bar/club (James) and a shopping centre (Jonathan). These additions create the perfect combination for my micro hotel, as I have been planning for a purely functional setup which unfortunately does not take into consideration bars and shopping facilities, however, now the facilities will be available to my guests.

Before I get too caught up in the design of my hotel itself, I wanted to explore the adjacencies, location and routes of access to the site. The general consensus for the location of our recreational wing was one of the storey bridges peaks. This position provides immaculate views, unique site restraints and possibilities as well as undeniably iconic aesthetics. We also looked at suitable access options, and because of the unique site, there are fairly limited options due to limited existing paths. However the central column for the bridges peak seems to be the most sensible option, however this may well change as the design evolves. The following diagram show the site location  (green) and also the possible access position (red).  

Because the access and lobby space would not be necessarily reflective of any one of our designs, it had to convey some sort of uniqueness while still feeling generic within the space. The following image shows a quick sketch of mine that portrays a possible aesthetic for the entrance to our recreational space. The second sketch below shows how the lobby space may utilised work and paths throughout the storey bridge may be. I would like to see an open plan sky-walk between entities as the location is too surreal not to interact with its environment.  

(second sketch done by James Ryan)

There is still however the issue of how this point will be accessed, by both pedestrian customer traffic and supply and delivery traffic. Due to the width of the footpaths and distance from closest parking the existing access is not very suitable. The most common sense solution would be to have an off ramp from the storey bridges current road to any exterior drop off space, however as this is a fairly difficult proposal, the logistics are yet to be planned.