The objective of the project is to create an information exchange hub where people are able to come to work freely and learn skills from one another. The main concept of this design is to force interactions amongst visitors. This is done by the creation of ramps with workspaces aligning them, with the hope that people working at one point can learn from another working close to them.

 

With people preferring to work within different environments, the building is split into different sectors with the floors above designated for quieter spaces and the top floor allocated for teaching spaces. The design is built by using the existing walls of the old building as a skin. With a new building constructed within extruding upwards with the materiality of timber and glass