INSTEAD OF FORMULATING A DESIGN PURELY THROUGH THE EXISTING FABRIC OF HAVANA, THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT THE GEOLOGICAL FORMULATION OF CUBA AND ITS DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE CARIBBEAN TECTONIC PLATE. THE MAINLAND OF CUBA IS VERY MUCH BROKEN APART AND UNDEFINED. SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS CAYS, THE INSPIRATION WAS DRAWN FROM THE IMAGE PICTURED. ACTING AS AN INHABITABLE CAY THE USER TRAVELS UNDERGROUND TO A PERFORMANCE HALL LOCATED IN THE WATER. THE ISLAND ITSELF HOLDS 2 MAJOR AXIS, WHICH HAVE BEEN NATURALLY ESTABLISHED WITHIN HAVANAS MASTER PLAN. THIS AXIS POINT DETERMINES LOCATION.

GEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL HARMONY

JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY:THE ISLAND OF CUBALENGTH: 1200 KM LONG AVG WIDTH: 85KMAXIS: EASTERN (NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN (SOUTH 65 DEGREES WEST)

COMPARISONAXIS: EASTERN (NORTH 70 DEGREES WEST) WESTERN (SOUTH 65 DEGREES WEST)

SAME AXIS FOUND NATURALLY IN HAVANA,SOUTHSIDE COASTLINE x AXIS FROM CAPITOL

JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY:THE ISLAND OF CUBALENGTH: 1200 KM LONGAVG WIDTH: 85KMAXIS: EASTERN (N 70 DEGREES WEST)WESTERN (S 65 DEGREES WEST)

COMPARISONAXIS: EASTERN (N 70 DEGREES WEST)WESTERN (S 65 DEGREES WEST)AXIS FOUND NATURALLY IN HAVANASOUTH COASTLINE x AXIS FROM CAPITOL

EXISTING CONDITIONS, NO PASSAGE FROM CAPITOL

ESTABLISHING A PASSAGE

COURT YARD DEVELOPMENT

CIRCULATION

GEOMETRIES

MERGING NEIGHBORING SPACE

1ST FLOOR PLAN

A. Transit to Per formanceB. Main LobbyC. Box Of f iceD. RestroomsE. Blackbox LobbyF. Blackbox TheatreG. Per formance RestroomsH. CafeI. Bar

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2ND FLOOR PLAN

A. BalconyB. Copy/ Conference RoomC. Of f icesD. ClassroomE. LoungeF. Main TheatreG. Green RoomH. Acoustical RoomI. Scene Shop

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Transverse Section Longitude Section Transverse Section Theatre

Structural Isometric Systematic Isometric 1 Systematic Isometric 2