Strategy for developing the space above and below

The symbols within the hobo 'code' are strong indications of behavior within the hobo culture. But what if i start analyzing these symbols as actions and reactions within a continuous narrative. Take for example the symbol for 'a kind lady lives here', displayed as an image of a cat. Perhaps there was an expereince with a cat lady who was kind, and that cat image became the distinguishing characteristic. I think of a kind lady as someone who is safe, someone who can offer help and resources, an inward action seems apparent. The reaction of the Hobo, and the nature of using this symbols, would suggest an attraction to this location, a favorable destination, a retreat. The symbol also speaks to the narrative of the Hobo, and could be used to create my own narrative within the site. Question of where my one finds a kind lady on the site, and is there any relation to her location in respect to the context of the neighbourhood. For instance there are many pockets of kind lady's within Point Douglas area. Although there is a dangerous stereotype for the area, there are safe havens within. And physically speaking, the location of such a lady would probably be in the north, a denser residential neighbourhood. Perhaps this context can help with a general location and relationship within the specific site of have chosen. There is the possibility that a discovery of actually hobo symbols in Winnipeg could guide me as well.

As i go through this process , picking and anaylzing relevant symbols to the site, a program can emerge. My intent is to go futher in symbols anaylsis, with respect to the spatial properties of these symbols and the actions they incur. Take for example the kind lady would represent a area that is inviting, and open to visitors, easy to get too, and spatially comforting. This strategy can serve as a guide to creating these separate spaces throughout the project.

The train will become a device which extends and collides its structure to contact the structure around it. The movement will create a variety of contacts that will activate moving devices above and below. The plan is that the relationship between these new spaces, created by the symbols, will be manipulated by the activation of moving forces. The intent is to play within these spaces, where the train become autonomous devices that become the puppet master for the architectural programme above and below.