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Entering the arcade from street
level, one sees down into the theater/lecture
hall. The decision to bury this space was determined by
an adjacent train platform, a level the theater matches for
easy access. As well, it appears the architects tried to limit
the natural light entering the space, turning the arcade openings
into clerestory windows that can be blocked by a dark curtain
hung on tracks as well as large
translucent shades covering the openings. The most notable
aspect of the space -- the U-shaped concrete container --
is a structural solution to removing a floor above that enabled
the subterranean level of the theater. |
