<rt-red>The multiple disconnected staircases that populated the two buildings were removed and a single metal spine was inserted into the building in the form of ramps, staircases and bridges to create a circulation system that bound the programme together.<rt-red> The spaces were closed with slim sliding folding doors that open into verandahs and courtyards as the ‘new’ inserts in the space allowing tremendous flexibility for varying purposes, from intense private situations to evenings when the building opens out as a gallery for “open house”.

The focus throughout the process was to view the space as a “void”, a skeleton that allows for the artists to create within and over it.<rt-red>A steel framework that combined the two buildings was added as an element that tied together the two otherwise distinct buildings and also allowed an additional layer for the artists to work with.<rt-red> One of the key principles used through the project was to base the project on principles of minimum-waste and to recycle almost all elements. Architectural harmony was achieved by painting the entire patchwork of disparate elements with an overlay of white.