WSU EUNOIA Volume II

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
FOR CULTURE
ANISSA CHAK | NICOLE LIU | SHANELLE BROWN
ARCH 3RD YEAR STUDIO | FALL 2020
order
to respect
the site and the
cultural experiences
of the two districts,
Japantown and Chinatown,
the Performing Arts Center for
Culture operates as a celebration
of diversity by bringing in an inclusion
of new and existing cultures into the area.
The center allows for more interaction between
the two communities by bringing them together while
also preserving the history of the two zones to keep the
neighborhoods alive. The exterior ramps serve as a
connector between the two districts, the Danny Woo
Community Garden and the interior spaces of the center.
The courtyard area and the landscape surrounding the
center were designed to enable opportunities of urban
activities, cultural festivities, and small performances to
flourish. The glass walls were designed and placed,
according to a sun analysis of the area, to allow direct
sunlight into the lobby area at the center. Visitors
who enter the lobby areas would look out from the
glass walls at the surrounding landscape, as well
as the Plum Blossom trees erected along the sides of
the center. Overall, the cultural center serves as a
space of cultural inclusion through the performing arts.
Studio led by Mona Ghandi
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