Lol the interior of this is so difficult to visualize from the outside..
Ok I think I understand now by seeing the skylights and their orientation - that "gap" in the top picture actually runs right to left, with a block of building in the "front" and another in the "back" - like there were 2 buildings here originally and they just skylight gapped over them. I added the red cuz I know it was being worked on but I am unsure of it is part of this project or a separate one..
The question is - what the hell is like 3/4 of all of these buildings being used for? They run so deep onto the plot..
I did see somewhere where they said they planned to use it as event space - I guess similar to the tivoli lot - so I guess both your options can come true! Winners Wieners, here we come!
Off topic, but I'd love to see some concerts held where the buildings collapsed while it remains a flat, barren space... which it could be for a while.