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Thesis Book - MyWeb at WIT

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FLOOR NEGATIVE ONE<br />

Once the user travels down the fire stair, they enter into the abandoned tunnel. Here there is a balcony with some programm<strong>at</strong>ic<br />

functions, such as check in, lobby and an office. The visitor has a chance to walk along the old train tracks, and then steps onto a<br />

pl<strong>at</strong>form where there are elev<strong>at</strong>or doorways and lounges. Each elev<strong>at</strong>or brings the user to a different part of the hostel, using a<br />

system of sloped wires th<strong>at</strong> the elev<strong>at</strong>or is suspended from. The visitor would have many bags with them and this would cre<strong>at</strong>e a<br />

sense of unknown, because the user can’t tell which way the elev<strong>at</strong>or is moving.<br />

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