Laying a foundation.
Looking rather like a revealed structure at an archaeological dig, this home-made floorplan was produced by the current owners of what was once the Dante Hotel.
A hint of Columbus and Broadway frames the outlines of the hotel. Perhaps some thought needs to be given to how the whole construct should be positioned and aligned on the island (as constructed here, it's rotatied nearly 180 degrees). See how small our grand island is becoming already!
This plan could serve as a platform for a partial build, erecting just the portions of the rooms that will be the main focus (reg desk, room 116, and connectors) and leaving the remainder of the plan in place in this outline form. This relic could be accompanied by a more polished and immersive build across the street, constructed as re-enactment in contrast to the floorplan-based “recovered” structure. This might allow more freedom from the constraints of verisimilitude to adjust the immersive, interactive, "theatrical" version for usability, while the recovered ruin built on top of the floorplan serves more of a static preservation role...
At the dig, giving some thought to next steps...
