There is a atrium space that has a hovering form over the occupants, much like the way I see my atrium working with the hydroponics system, I envision the atrium itself to be a little more communal; which makes me think back to a ThreeTimesNielsen college project in Orestad.Another aspect of the Safdie project that caught my eye was this image of crossing circulation;
This is an early idea I had for the 'slices' of my floor components that I previously mentioned whereas they could interlock with one another and create overlapping zones in the circulation. It reminded me of this image from the the atrium in the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics;
Here's an early sketch I had of these two ideas possible coming together;
On a side note, I was looking into this Shin Takamatsu project for an interesting atrium design spectacle, and I thought Liz could benefit from checking out the massive metal ball that hangs over the pool.
And lastly, I can't remember if Vince posted this project or one like it, but the Trutec Office Building in Seoul reminded me of something Mary was trying to achieve with their exterior facade.
Admittedly I am surprised to see a comparison between Yad Vashem and hydroponics but given the juxtapositions and foils in Vegas, I can see it. I think that the most significant issue to focus upon from these precedents is the scale of space and the circulation within it that all these projects address. Note that the successful projects actually break up the vast spans with artifacts and interest-generators. Remember you are not making a Home Depot - you are architecture students developing human-scaled spaces.
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