Link To Google Warehouse Model

[includes dining table, elevators, bridge and office spaces in one model]

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e00b5882405c9e834e336c9f3377edba&prevstart=0

Links To Crysis File

Levels and Objects folder:
http://www.mediafire.com/?pkzvcka8gi8wana

Keys to use to control lift: K [to go down] and  L [to return].

Week Five: Real Time Images Of Crysis Model, The Elevators, Offices, and Dining Table.

Bridge:

The bridge is split into two levels. The upper level is a large, empty space. A connection to some great, possibly divine presence should be apparent, especially given the physical size of the architecture, and how people may feel dwarfed when inside it.  

The bridge is extremely large. While this quite a generic translation of power, I feel that it is essential. To create a sense of power, the person must be in awe of the 'size', whether physical or allegorical, of the power of the architecture and the clients.

This side view exhibits the two distinct levels of the bridge [Oprah's office bottom left corner, and Gaga's bottom right]. The upper level is shaded by three massive 'waves', the left and the middle which are partly transluscent. These two transluscent shades provide some allusion to divinity, given their glowing nature and the fact that they seem to 'float'.

At almost every time of the day [inc. morning and evening], the sun is famed somewhat by the wave-like shades. The sun is life; it is the nucleus of our solar system, and holds the power of our survival. This very natural, vital concept is only loosely related to the more social power of Oprah and Gaga.

The Office Spaces:

Each office space is defined by the public image of the client. Oprah and Gaga have opposite images, however remeain influential in popular culture. Gaga relies on her outrageous, unreal persona to detach her celebrity from reality, and so consequently mask her private life and have social power. Oprah, contradictorily, relies on her 'real', empathetic personality to connect the public with her own struggle. This is where her influence stems from.

Oprah:  

Oprah's office is clean and concise. It fits well beneath the pathway leading from the upper to lower level. t should comfotably accommodate her work, while allegorically mimic her ability to 'fit-in' with society, while having some high power. Small, rectangular glass shapes on one side of the office seperate her from the main space, however there are gaps to augment this relationship between reality and 'Oprah'.

Lady Gaga:

Gaga's office is placed within the centre of the lower space, so that it appears as if some form of exhibit. The architecture consists primarily of a cage around a dark, glass prism. Given the very light colour of the bridge, some parts of the day impact the comfort of this area, so the dark glass acts as a shade for Gaga, so that she can work comfortably while still be looked in at. The office is much a part of her image as her outlandhish fashion. As one moves from the exterior to its interior, it is interesting to note the change of appearance of the external cage, how it softens as you enter the office.  

The Lifts:

Gaga:

Gaga's lift functions similarly to her office, in the sence that its appears as a disjointed cage. Both Gaga's and Oprah's lifts are slighlty transparent, to connect them with this notion of 'floating' above the norm. Gaga's persona is enitrely disconnected from reality, and so her image must seem to disagree with the design of the overall scheme. Hence, its very linear, unrefined appearance contradicts the curved, eloquent nature of the main structure. 

Oprah:

Oprah's lift is also transparent, and although rectalinear it aims to connect with the refined image of the overall structure. One key point is where the client will enter the lift [middle picture], the rectangular pieces of glass relate to those on the opposite side of the office.

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The Dining Table:

The dining table consist of two parts: [a] the table and [b] the floor. Yet, they are integrated into three layer which function together as an architectural piece. The top is a flat table-top, then a glass floor where the clients may stand, and beneath that is a curved surface [for aesthetic purposes, it relates to the water below it]. The table is connected to land so that even the top of it may be walked across, as a bridge, if desired. Its multifunctional, and has a strong connection to nature. These two factors are central when making successful, powerful decisions.  

[above: relationship with main bridge, above the table]

[above: connection to land]

The Environment:

Follows the principles I intially wanted, where it is baron and vast. A plateau seperates the two sides of the valley, in the middle of which a small creek lies. It is bare, however still soft [refer to original images of valley, from week one submission].

  

Week 4: Marking Schedule

Week Three:

36 Custom Textures:

 Linear

 Rigid

Rotational

  Scalar

Upward 

  Winding

Texture put onto Crysis Model:

staggered lins accompany the disjointed 'cage', surrounding Gaga's office space. The more concerted, linear pattern on the ground becomes aparent with the shadows cast over this cage.

straight lines lead across the floor level, lading toward the horizon. This enhances the allusion to power.

Small, organised pattern on the ramp above Oprahs office. It is to mirror

oprah's stable persona.

Week Two:

                                                    Two Point Perspectives:

                                                

Concept: Heirarchy [from top to bottm; below, eye level, above]

Undulating [below, eye level, above]

Thick [below, eye level, above]

Variable [below, eye level, above]

Multi-functional [below, eye level, above]

Concepts for lift:

      

Experiment Three: Week One

- One Point Perspectives:

words [top to bottom]: opposing, hidden, submerged 

below/brittle, eloquent, disjointed

thin, connected, interlacing

large, private, above

simplistic, minimalistic, boldness floats

floating, hover, large

- The Adige Valley, Italy:

My interest in this valley was guided by its large plateau in the middle, where from ground level there appears to be no river. Whereas, as you rise higher the river becomes visible, and the simple, variable beauty of the valley reveals itself.

 

Ground level on Crysis, where waterway is not in sight.

River appears

Entire valley is clear

- Mash up:

Gaga is equal parts rock ‘n’ roll, country and Broadway show-tune, Gaga seemed to lose herself, folding over the piano as she moved through the dial from tremulous intimacy to barnstorming finale. She is as catchy as a seventies Billy Joel hit and as soulful as Adele. The star from another planet, Gaga may be conceptually opposite to the fabric of American life that is Oprah. Is she the personification of the American Dream, or a savvy marketer, turning pop-psychology and insecurity into an industry? With power comes ambiguity. But people don't connect with Oprah's money. In fact, in some ways, she seems almost embarrassed about her wealth, often proclaiming she is not a business woman. Instead, she has relied on her tremendous power of empathy to allow people to connect with her. Both Gaga and Oprah are a revelation in confession culture, where each has become some phenomenon of the digital age. Proposing a mixture of imperious control and neurotic fragility, their power is defined in part by strength and control, a degree of largeness and ,most importantly some brittleness. This is vital to their ranks [in] all time greatness. It is a greatness to be balanced with the power of material, brought on by Jonathan Ive. Must-have products surpasses function in Ive’s creation of, arguably, the most powerful brand in the world, with its ability to dazzle and delight with its famous products. However, where is the personal essence that exists in Oprah and Gaga? Ive is merely a part of his product. This impersonal poweThis power is arguably larger than both Oprah and Gaga. Material overrides the person, in this sense of social command; a Man Behind the Curtain.

Gaga:
"Lady Gaga is the girl who seems to have everything. But is she an icon or just eye-candy?", accessed 15^{th May 2011,}

Oprah: "Oprah: An American icon", accessed 15th May 2011,

Ive:
"Who is Jonathan Ive?", accessed 10th June 2011,

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