The arcing lanes of Highway 101 are resolved in four walls that follow the inferred trajectory of traffic. The circulation of the building follows this “Julienne”, responding to the crosscut program with various modality: ramps to access dorms and teaching facilities, an escalator to the hotel, and a thoroughfare following the existing grade of the site from Market St. to Haight St.; allowing multiple points of entry to tiered theater seating. The escalator moves through an irregular ovoid space. This “pit” provides dynamic interior circulation and unexpected sight-lines through the entire structure. The existing topography is inverted and interlaced with the building as a turf path starting from grade at Haight St., cutting through the dorms, and providing outdoor access to the hotel rooms on the fifth floor. This inversion is registered on the exterior with a cross-phased louver scheme indexing the interior landscape. Accompanying movies here : Julienne Mobile Sections.



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