study model 02: grid-volume as push/pull perforation

The inherent grid-volume of the big box is extrapolated from the masonry shell and steel structural bays of the abandoned big box. The grid-volume is then manipulated by pushing, pulling, and moving the individual volumetric bays based on the aikido dojo program.

The resultant modified grid-volume is then overlayed back into the existing big box shell where its newly created edges become slice, perforate, and fracture of the original architecture. The resultant perforations and large openings open up the dark interior of the box to natural daylighting and private meditation gardens. In addition, the training rooms and exhibition spaces begin to interact with the plane of the previous retail fascade, thus recreating it and addressing not only the original "front" but also the fascade along Douglas Ave. and its high traffic patterns.

From this point the strategy will be to explore more edge conditions and formalize the newly created building perforations, exterior/interior spaces, and program.