This capture shows the dining table for John Ives and Oprah Winfrey within their meeting place. The tables were created originally as a manipulation of each clients first letter of the thier last name. The two letters combined form a strong, bold and powerful dining table, portraying the clients own personal stature.
The elevators within the bridge consist of a series of different scaled shapes (circle for Ives and squares for Oprah). These where aimed at displaying a sense of balance between the two clients whilst creating an innovative and aesthetically pleasing design. The transparancy of the elevators provides a further sense of power as the clients overlook their empires and the village below.
The elevators in action. As can be seen in the image, the elevators rise and decline following a smooth curved path and enter/exit the meeting place through an opening in the glass roof.
As discussed in my design explanation previously, the buildings have been position on the same side of the valley. Although at this current time both clients are seen as equally as powerful, Oprah's building (victorian, old fashioned) has been made to look as though it is sinking within the landscape, commenting that her power is declining, whereas Ive's building (modern, sheak) is seen to be ascending from the landscape to portray his constant rise in power and influence.
