I've been trying to avoid "plopping" this responsive creature just anywhere. Trying to avoid falling into the trap of it becoming an "architectural gimmick." What if this space could begin to 'infect' our sedentary buildings, educate others about its importance of embodying empathy in response to an individual's wellbeing.
As a universal room, let it infect our city skyscrapers both condos and office towers. It will become a space that caters to an individual who ever so needs an environment that perceives, adapts and changes in relation to his/her emotional response and needs, within a building that is merely a static insensitive object.
A spectator - both within the building and on street level - would be able to witness the narrative of movements and experience motion's emotional contagion ("inner mimicry"). When unoccupied, the responsive space returns to its minimum state, blending into the existing structure.
Please note these are just quick renders beginning to illustrate the concept. (Users would be able to enter the space from the interior of the existing building)
It would be interesting to see this really engaging a site beyond this context. Another step in the process would be moving away from the design as something seen from afar and instead bring oneself into the spaces. Another component you may wish to think about is the transition from the existing to the new built component. Are views to play a role now in this?
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