by J'anim Paedet » Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:28 pm
I've been thinking about this problem, and even drew a few quick design layouts that might work. I'm no artist, so I'm not going to upload any of that work, but I'll try to describe my idea. Understand that as of right now the Hub you've all seen is slightly different than the current version. If I can, I'll upload a couple images demonstrating what I'm talking about, but I'm working off a dialup modem, so bear with me...
I was thinking that the top floor (the one with the artistic centerpiece, tree-thing, etc.) would be the "art gallary" of the city, with pictures, images, etc. framed on the walls, somewhat similar in concept to Myst Library. The top floor is the smaller of the two, and I'm not sure what else would fit there.
The lower level now has four water canals covered over with glass (making them walkable), which meet in the center of the room in a hexagon. I was thinking each of the four sections could be devoted to different things; for example, one of the sections would have benches for sitting on and listening to announcments, events, etc., another section could contain a large, wall-mounted map of Rehkh with labels and zoning directions, and, since there are docks outside the walls of the hub, perhaps one section could be devoted to boat repair and docking? Assuming, of course, that boats are even part of the city any more.
Any of this sounding about right? The main problem remaining is that it still doesn't allow room for stairs!