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schematic reviews

The Sunset Drive In was built in 1949, and operated by Ken Bentfield. Over the years the drive in, although still functioning, has became dilapidated and worn down. These are just a few images that express the need for the Drive In Movie Theater to be revitalized.
The image above is an exterior perspective to express the changes that I had wish to incorporate in my design.
Moving further I began experimenting with light quality of the space.
Also examining how the space would look from many perspectives and experimenting with light quality to that would serve as a way finding device.
With this image I wanted to express the orientation and the layout of site, also with the orientation of the vehicles.
As I began exploring light options I had imagined the exterior lighting would become dim as the movie began, allowing for a way finding device that wouldn't disrupt ones vision, and when there was an intermission, or break the lights would be shown full resolution.

Materials selections I have decided to work with is Sensitile. The reflective material, manipulates lights creating wonderful shade and shadow opportunities, and creates a sense of movement, as I had wished to accomplish with the spaces.

Also another material that is being explored are Armstrong ceiling panels as they will serve to absorb and direct sound.

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a working progress

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With this sketch, I was using the original concession stand as a means of being a projection in itself. Placing screens along side of the concessions would allow people to come closer together.

This image I was looking at each car having there own personal space. Since at a drive in people feel at comfort in their own property, and since its almost isolation, why not cut them off completely?
Continuing with the idea before of isolation and seperation, I had thought of these panels that would be placed between each vehicle as a divider, which would have holes that would allow for a dim light to pass through.

With this sketch I was working with the idea of each person having there own personal space, but not necessarily cutting all connections to the other viewers. Because to me the initial idea of the Drive In was to create a sense of community between strangers, and by blocking them off from one another you lose that sense of community