The red squares indicate where the ventilation towers and light catchers are located - above the corners of the labyrinth. The idea behind this is that wherever you are you will see at least one beam of natural light to help influence subterranean circulation decisions. The slightly larger red squares are larger light pipes, perhaps glass roofed towers - I have not yet designed these. I have also shown the location of the two buildings above:
I also wanted to show how the maps and cartography material depository could be organised, so I have highlighted areas within the space that could be used for different purposes. (Click on images for 1:200 scale)
I wanted to keep the precious maps as close to the staff building as possible, as not members of the public would be allowed access into this room (this is the current situation). I chose to have frequent work rooms, one of which is a supervised room, and the smaller two are work rooms for perhaps one or two staff members at a time. All work rooms are naturally top lit, and would feature spacious reading/working desks as well as photocopying/tracing facilities.
The modern maps would be most sought-after so they are located nearest to the public building (west of the site); whereas the historic maps are located deeper into the labyrinth nearer the staff research area (east of the site). The atlas room is located within the Charles Close Society archives, which specialise in Ordnance Survey maps, which require bookshelves rather than large map drawers, although maps drawers can also accommodate books and small maps.
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