and onto the structure

the main problem ive been having is the structure of the building...and while a central core in the building would be ideal, im affraid the contorted nature of the building has made it impossible, so, im considering a lightweight internal space frame construction so as to not impact on the outer facade....which is probably the most important asthetically, whereas the internal space is all about the experience...

so ive been looking and experimenting with a space frame, and i think im convinced...
after reading this site... http://archnet.org/forum/view.jsp?message_id=274296 it is definitely worth exploring..
we shall see if i can in such a complex and curvilinear shape...

how to get some elevation...

ive been thinking about access through the building...and it seems im hooked on the idea of spiral stairs..
it seems to represent the flow of music very well, its no wonder as time in music is circular....so ive began the search for some ideal stairs for the design...and i think ive got some good ideas...
they seem to convey the organic shapes im looking for in the rest of the building....
i really like the yellow set on the left as they are lighter and more open, an idea that im also trying to keep in this building, despite its monumental form....hmmmm..now to make them fit....

The Dining Experience...

http://www.anneofcarversville.com/health/deeply-sensual-dining-in-the-dark-blindfold-preferred.html

Ive been thinking a lot about the dining experience; And the sensory deprivation idea, and I think the idea that people queue in the entry, and one by one get taken down, blindfolded and with earphones on, they are seated alone in there own space; one seat, one table, and the menu is read out. 
A gastronomic adventure of appetizers one by one; just a mouthful of intense flavours; with an accompanying sound scape.
Seated in silence with nothing but the food to experience; to smell and taste.
I found this interesting link about the very idea: http://www.anneofcarversville.com/health/deeply-sensual-dining-in-the-dark-blindfold-preferred.html
Sound really interesting.
I have changed the movement experience thru the space as well.  I'm using very small personal sized lifts for the transition from the entry to the bar area, it is also shared with the diners and a varied scope of stairs winding up through the building from entry to roof.
It should make movement through the building a move sensual experience; We'll see...

Boards...

And here it is...so far

After many hours, the form and function are beginning to take shape.  The experience in this building will be like no other, not just for its technology, but mainly for this form and how completely different it is to the average building.  I have to say this looks nothing like how i imagined the form to be, and following my process of analysis and trial and error, i came to the mind space where i needed something to represent shelter, like an umbrella, then i extruded that into a form which was like a long tube with a swollen middle, and then from that using music, more specifically, sound waves on an oscilloscope, i got this form.  One of moving music and sound in a concrete form, and to add to this, the skin of the building is a flexible material that will move and sway to the environment within and outside.

Inside the experience has been thought of as a saturation or deprivation of senses.  So its either to much stimulation in the form of sound or light while the opposite is true depending on where you are in the building.