I did some experiment with the layout of the shelves in the gallery. I went with the later option because I thought that increased the sense of privacy inside the gallery space as the shelves will later become tall walls of books and it would be difficult for individuals to see through what is behind the shelves from the outside of the gallery. Even from the inside, the visitors would have to travel narrow hallway of books to full explore what is inside the gallery, creating potential adventures inside the gallery space.
Just to give some ideas about how the shelves will be filled, I created several books to fit the shelf.
The sleeping platform is designed so that the travellers have the freedom to rotate the top part of the sleeping platform, altering the position of the entrance of the platform. As the sleeping platform rotates and the entrances face the opposite side, such interaction with the platform suggests separation between two strangers. To what extent they interact during their stay is determined by the strangers, not only during the time they explore the space but also when they are asleep.
The platform is designed so that it is quite isolated from the rest of the gallery. Most of its walls are blocked, except for a single entrance. In that the rest of the gallery space is public, I wanted the strangers to have an option of privacy as well.
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