Layered Architectural Readings of Sandi Simon Center for Dance

The act of engaging in architectural 'reading' entails the discernment of constructed realities within the context of the built environment. The newly introduced dance studio, Sandi Simon Center for Dance, has chosen to be read in architectural dimensions to reveal the concealed meanings in the form of interpretations and anticipations. The study aims to analyze an architectural narration that involves the understanding of conceptual features together with the interpretation of perceptual understanding, thus the messages perceived by the constructed reality will be illuminated through the architectural storytelling. It dwells upon Marshall McLuhan’s pioneering statement of ‘medium is the message’. It is posited that the architectural reading of the Sandi Simon Center for Dance reveals a multilayered understanding of the constructed reality within the built environment by revealing the intricate relationship between the physical environment, human experience, and the intentions of the architect. Furthermore, it showcases how the design choices, spatial arrangements, and materiality of a building contribute to its narrative, meaning, and significance within its cultural and social context.