IDEA: TO SHOW THE VISITORS HOW THE ISLAND CHANGED OVER TIME 

CONCEPT: TIME HEALS, HISTORY REPEATS

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THE JOURNEY:

THE ENTRANCE THROUGH THE MAIN DOOR TAKES THE VISITOR BACK IN TIME. LOOKING AROUND ONE SEES EXPOSED STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS, WASHED CONCRETE, RUSTED STEEL, AND EXPOSED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. STARTING AT THE LOBBY, PASSING THE RETAIL SPACE, AND GOING THROUGH AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL TAKES THE VIEWER TO THE NEXT STEP IN THE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME WHERE ONE CAN FIND A CAFE AND A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PATH ONE CAN OBSERVE THE COVE, WAVY OCEAN, AND DOCK. TO GET TO THIS REPRESENTATION OF FREEDOM ONE HAS TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS OF THE JOURNEY. PASSING BETWEEN STAGES 2 AND 3, THE VISITOR GETS THE FIRST GRASP OF FRESH AIR AND THE OPEN SKY. FROM HERE ONE CAN ENTER 2 PICNIC AREAS AS WELL AS THE MAIN DECK, BUT REMAINING ON THE PATH OR “JOURNEY” WILL TAKE THE VISITOR TO THE NEXT TRANSITION WHERE THEY WILL FIRST FIND A GALLERY OF THE ROTATING EXHIBIT AND WILL ENTER ANOTHER TUNNEL. THIS TUNNEL HAS THE NORTH WALL COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND THEY CAN WITNESS THE TRANSITION FROM LOWER, COLDER SPACES INTO WARM AND BEAUTIFUL SPACES. FROM HERE THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS COMPLETELY FINISHED WITH DRYWALL, WOOD VENEER, AND POLISHED CONCRETE. ALONG THE ENTIRE REMAINING JOURNEY THE VISITORS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NATURAL LIGHT AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE COVE. THE MAIN DECK INTRODUCES THE VIEW OF THE COVE AND THE VIEW OF THE EXISTING VISITOR CENTER, THUS INTRODUCING ACTUAL PIECES OF HISTORY INTO THE PATH OF THE MAIN EXHIBIT.