Wednesday 20 June 2012

Final Image Captures,

*note all images can be enlarged by clicking on them.

This image shows the bridge in its position in the valley. The large and imposing structures on the natural valley give a sense of power in regard to the headquarters on either side and the meeting space in the middle. Facebook Headquarters which is on the right consists of a suspension bridge that spans out nearly 80 meters from the cliff wall. It inspires Facebook through the same minimalistic yet technologically advanced simple design. A concrete floor is held up through a series of steel columns which divide the large glass spanning walls. The structure itself imposes very strongly on the natural environment and creates a strong sense of domination over the local setting. Coca Cola, on the left, is a steel structures that also suspends from a long steel column located 30 meters back from the cliff face. The bridge walkway leads out the steel structure that has many circles glass windows of random sizes and positions on it. This represents the nature of the product that Coca Cola provides the carbonated variety of drinks that they flood the market with and we as consumers have almost subconsciously developed an addiction to. 



This image shows the meeting place with the Coca Cola entrance on the left hand side and the Facebook with its elevator on the right. The concept of power is exercised again with the imposing type of building being very large and bold in a natural landscape encouraging the feeling of dominance. The facebook elevator is an enclosed glass structure that like the Coca Cola lift is operated through the use of a cable and a motor located on the lift itself to move it. The use of colour also adds to the feeling of power by using dark and bold colours that give a sense of empowerment over the natural landscape.



This image capture focuses on the Coca Cola Headquarters located on the southern side of the Valley. The use of the circle windows that are of different sizes and in random locations are to create the connection with the product that the Coca Cola company create their range of carbonated beverages. The technical aspects of these windows in these steel walls also adds to the concept of domination as it quite advanced technology and furthermore adds to the exclusive power position that the company holds globally. The red steel curves that wrap their way along the headquarters are a representation of the exact proportion used in the curves of the Coca Cola logo along with the colour red creates a further connection. The colours used other than the red also encourage the power that the company has with strong dark colours being used that give off a sense of the domination Coca Cola have worldwide. Again the structure sits very imposingly within the natural landscape of  the local environment continuing this concept of domination and power over the Valley. 



This image capture looks towards the south and down the hallway of the Coca Cola Headquarters the image is taken from inside the public meeting space. The office spaces for the executives can be seen on the right hand side of the corridor. The dark steel columns that frame the glass wall in this area can be seen on the right hand side of the image. The textures used in the Coca Cola headquarters are from the Rotational and Liquid styled Textures as they represent and create the link with the Company and also provide the exclusive feeling of power within the structure. 


This image is looking across the valley over to the Facebook headquarters from the Coca Cola headquarters side. The lift is a steel floor which has a motor beneath it which allows the travel up and down along the cable to the lunch room. The balustrade is based again on the curves that are common throughout the logo of the company as well as the colour that is globally recognized and associated with the company. 


This aerial image capture looks across the valley to the south from the Facebook side. The Suspension structure representing the materialistic approach that Facebook has and also their concept of connecting people in this case the headquarters with the post holding it up. The rooms that branch off on either side are dedicated to higher more exclusive members within the company as they have a higher more powerful responsibility to the Company. They will then return to the meeting room and main office area and up the executive stairs to the lift platform and then out onto the lift to attend their lunch.  



This is an image inside the Facebook headquarter which shows the main meeting room and spaces where some offices will be located. Off to either sides are other office spaces for executive members of the company with a more exclusive position of power within the company. At the end of the room is where the executive stairs are located which lead to the lift platform before CEO's and the like will step out onto the lift and descend to the lunch meeting place. The texture used on the floor was from the scalar translation movement textures as they not only show quite a large and powerful position to the floor but also come across as a technical and advanced look with sharp edges that suits the company Facebook for their headquarters. All the steel posts that frame the glass walls have been painted blue to create a further more literal connection to the company Facebook with overall colour scheme being blue and white which is easily identified as the colours of Facebook. 



This image is showing the entry to the lunch meeting room for the Coca Cola employees. The closing tunnel which leads into the large open luncheon room creates the sense of exclusivity as people will walk into the area. The table and seating is located on a raised platform which leads to a furthermore feeling that only people with the highest of power from either company will be able to access. The textures used in this part of the bridge incorporate sketches from the scalar translation and jagged sketches, the scalar as these often showed an expanding pattern which can be interpreted as rising to a certain point or position of power. this can be seen in the texture on the floor in the image capture. The meting place again incorporates a lot of glass which powerful buildings often do as to promote the domination over other more standard designed structures. This also allows for the greatest views throughout the valley and therefore the most desired position only allocated to the deserving counterparts from each Company.


This image shows the dining table and seating arrangements located on the raised podium. The heads of the table is reserved for the heads or CEO's of the respective companies. This gives them the highest positioned place on the table giving them clear domination over their employees. Again colour was also used here to help distinguish the powerful places. Black being a bold and strong colour has been reserved to the two chairs located at the ends of the table for the leaders of each company whereas the remaining chairs for any of their guests have been left the more mellow and less bold colour of white. After these executives have finished their lunch they will then be able to move out onto the balcony and further discuss topics of business before returning up their respective elevators into their company's headquarters. 



Saturday 16 June 2012

Links to the SketchUp Model and Cryengine Environment

This is the link to the SketchUp Model of the bridge and meeting space located on the Google Warehouse.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=59c4bfcd1c54ca2286af8e575f139691



This is the link to download the levels folder for the Cryegine3 Environment where the bridge is located.

http://www.gamefront.com/files/21856753/LevelsEXP3.rar

18 2-Point Perspective Sketches










18 2Point Perspectives With Power Words Describing Them










Friday 15 June 2012

Concept of Power

The concept of Power that I came up with through the newspaper article mashups is that although these companies produce everyday items that we seem to believe that we could quite easily live without I believe that the majority of people would struggle to go through day to day life without them. This "addiction" that people have to the products these companies have gives them a huge position of power within the global community.