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Urban Art Bar
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Objective

• To introduce modern day urban art to Scotland
  through a major part of its culture Drink
• To become a part of the art within an
  interactive space
• To give urban art an equal respect to other forms
  of modern art

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Artists

• Three artists featured per year
• Four month time period each
• Featured opening artist Mr. Jago

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Site

• Location
• West Cross Causeway Edinburgh City Centre
• Currently unused building to let
• Situated in a busy restaurant, bar residential
  district

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Process

• Building needs minimal restoration work to both
  exterior interior
• Suitable load bearing structure for proposed
  mezzanine
• Entire roof to be replaced from peaked to flat
  (6500mm high)
• Existing façade to retain large garage style door
  main entrance opening with both doors being
  replaced
• All other openings on existing façade to be
  removed and filed
• Windows on both sides of building to be replaced
  with frosted glass enabling natural light in with
  view to outside limited
• Large rear section of building to be converted
  into a mezzanine with staff areas, storage,
  kitchen and WCs located below

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Proposed Ground Floor Plan
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Proposed Mezzanine Floor Plan
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Proposed Elevation

• Continually changing
• Façade become giant billboard for featured
  artist, displaying sample images
• Scrawl logo etched on glass section of main
  entrance
• Large garage style door enables direct view into
  bar from street level, open in suitable weather

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Proposed Elevation
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Entergtgt

• After entering visitors are persuaded through a
  transparent walkway consisting of 3 fully movable
  glass shapes. While progressing through the
  walkway attention is directed automatically to
  the the bar counter due to the positioning of the
  last movable shape. En route to the bar the
  guests have the opportunity to gaze around from
  within the glass before becoming a part of the
  art itself.

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Above Transparent Walkway
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Interior

• The Interior of the bar is kept to a minimum with
  almost everything receiving a basic whitewash
  finish enabling the participants to concentrate
  full attention on showcased art work
• Subtle introduction of bright colours through 2
  sections of wall and down lighters
• Structural I-Beams exposed and painting dark grey
  
• Glass wall dividing the Mezzanine from the lower
  front section of the bar

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Front Lounge
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Ingtgt

• Once at the bar the drinker has the chance to
  interact with the counter in a never before
  experienced manner. Due to numerous sizes,
  heights etc of the counter the you are able to
  lean against sit on various sections with no
  stools necessary.

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Bar Counter

• Consists of varying sizes of cuboid
• Each featured artist scrawls on a blank face of
  bar to be left permanently
• New open counter allowing easy access to ensure
  bar fully stocked at all times
• Lit from numerous angles for dramatic shadow
  casting

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High Front View of Bar Counter
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High Rear View of Bar Counter
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Section of Counter with Original Art
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Bar Counter

• Whilst positioned at the bar participants are
  able to navigate which destination they require
• - Brief occupation within the Front Lounge
• - Established stay within the rear Mezzanine
  Dinning Lounge

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Front Lounge With Art
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Art Positioning

• The high positioning of the art work within the
  front lower section of the bar allows inhabitants
  to view the majority of the work from almost any
  point.
• - Produces a new approach to viewing new styles
  of work
• - Prevents accidental spillage of beverages

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Art Focus
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Mezzanine

• After ascending the stairs you again walk through
  another transparent tunnel to the mezzanine
  Dinning Lounge
• A more established stay
• View over entire bar

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From Mezzanine Glass Walkway
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Mezz Dinning toward Front Section
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Mezz Lounge toward Dinning
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End

• New approach to the concept of a Bar
• A relaxed/Informal approach to introducing New
  Art
• Participant walks inside the Art
• Passing from familiar territory to become a piece
  of Art interacting with sculptured Bar and
  surroundings