Opening for Dr. Caligari - Part One

In creating an opening for Dr. Caligari, my group (consisting of Mark Connors, Mark Gillies and Sian Farrell) created a new Room for Dr. Caligari which is roughly outlined by the image below.
The main concept of our new Room for Dr. Caligari is that along the lines of my original room, in that it conveys the duality of Dr. Caligari's personality - a theory that was evident in all group member's rooms. The Room is broken into three 'sections', the first being the Doctor's office - a 'normal' front that he offers to the public. This space is to be designed by Mark Gillies.

When one enters the room what appears to be a wall adorned with angular marks sits behind Dr. Caligari's desk. However, as one moves through the space it becomes evident that these angular marks are in fact seperate wall panels that progress through a labrynth. This spaec is to be designed by Mark Connors, in a very similar fashion to his original Room.

After one emerges from the intimidating and mysterious labrynth, one enters the 'heart' of Dr. Caligari. This space is like that of a personal cave in which Cesare is kept. This space is to be designed by me.The plan for the third section of Dr. Caligari's room I wanted to be an encompassing environment, one that seems secretive and personal. I tried to achieve this by having the walls wrap around the user like a cave as they enter.The section of the Room explains more of the atmoshpere of the space, with the main focus being Cesare's 'coffin' in the middle of the back wall. His coffin is framed by a window, which serves to emphasize it. As one emerges from the dark and intimidating labrynth into the 'heart', they are blinded by the sudden light surrounding the coffin as it is pure and undiluted, which will disorientate those who look directly at it. This use of light creates a sharp sense of contrast through the space.

I also began experimenting with adding further shaddow effects to my plan and a background to my section to supply a further sense of what it would be like to inhabit this space.

Floor Plan

Section

By adding a background and context to my section, a greater sense of the space is created. And the shadows cast by these trees in the plan add a more interesting pattern and shadow contrast.