ANOTHER 250 words

Referring to my original post detailing my feelings about the building, I plan on heightening the relationship between knowledge and power, while maintaining the humanist element of the building. Upon reviewing my original feelings, it is evident that I feel the building is one that benefits very strongly from the interaction between the smooth, curved shapes, and the strong edges and corners that form the remainder of the building. The 2 almost seamlessly integrate, however, since the curves form more interesting shapes (to me, atleast) I find that these stand out, and I plan on building on this emphasis, making them the centrepiece of the architecture.

I plan on extending the building into either a C-Shape or a completely encompassing group of right-angled constuctions, while keeping, and strengthening the curve-linear shapes located in the centre. If possible, I will extend the curved shapes above the height of the rest of the building, in order to show the people on the street level the humanist element that the building has. Perhaps, in order to strengthen this element of the building I will turn the central area into a park, dominated by these shapes, replacing the existing ramps with a single curved path that only goes along the ground, through and around the buildings.

As far as location is concerned, I believe this buiding would fit well into a suburban context, with its formal exterior maintaining a strong integration with any typical architecture, but its interior constructions bringing a sense of uniqueness and harmony to the building. J. Sert states in his book, "9 Points on Monumentality" that a buildings monumentality comes from not only its size and lasting ability, but from its interaction with the spaces surrounding it, and its ability to represent the culture of the time in which it was built. It should stand for joy, pride and excitement for the society for which it was built. Furthermore, the building should make use of "Modern materials and new techniques...light metal structures; curved, laminated wooden arches: panels of different textures, colours, and sizes"
I believe Utzons building can do all this and more.

I will attempt to modernise the buildings materials, bringing in more metals, and colourful panels, especially on the exterior. By doing this I hope to make sure that despite a formally shaped facade, the building will still appeal to the human, creating an emotional response within them, and hopefully compelling them to explore the building.

References:
9 points on Monumentality, J. Sert et al., 1943, Published in France by