Reading Pods - Symbolism

It became imperative to ensure that the form of the pods influenced the aesthetic of the building envelope.
Their appearance are to resemble their namesake - that is, pods, which incites images of curved sacks as the bearers of new life.
They are a metaphor for Australia, and for innovation, bringing the onset of ideas and new technologies, new advancements, new vision.
They are symbolic of organisms, living, growing, evolving.

They represent CHOICE.
The tell a story of CHANGE. GROWTH. EVOLUTION.


They are found in clusters. This represents community, collectivity, emphasising the societal aspect of VIRTUAL. Emphasising the building as a whole inciting a general feeling of nationalism.

The pod as a meditative tool.