The area we are to document is contained within the new drake circus shopping center in plymouth. The space that Chris finds most interesting is the west entrance atria with both north and south entrances to the center.

There are a number of aspects of this space that prove to be interesting. There is a very visible divide between this atria and the rest of the shopping center denoted by both the tiling pattern on the floor and the internal architecture. Also there are many uses for this space…both possible and implemented. Whilst primarily being an access route to the many shops contained within the center it also appears to be a socialising space with an open coffee shop situated in the middle with chairs and tables. There are also frequent exhibitions of various products (cars, photography and such like). Aside from these points I shall be applying the same principles I used in the Eden study to document the transformation of this space.