The Elevators and Table (The explanation is very important)

This table was designed in SketchUp, but was made to form part of the alien structure. I liked the idea of not imposing a piece of furniture, but rather allow it to be drawm from the architecture. The table is part of the organism that encapsulates the building under the theme of 'Protectiveness' as control. It is in this control that surrounds the clients that they can come together in a humble way in 'Equality'; this is symbolised in the simple, un-adorned bench seating, which is the same on each side. This is not to say that they have no power, but they must conceed that there is a higher power

This simple, yet effective nature of the design of the elevator reflects clearly on the notion of 'Equality', each part has the same dimensions, the same texture and the same positioning in the final model. However, the distinct difference between the halves lie in that Donatella Versace's elevator on the left is more of an avantgarde, cut throat modern; fashion is not for the faint hearted. However, Zhang Yin's half to the right is very conservative and typically clean. It is a reflection of the conservative-corporate nature of her workplace.

Draft Number Two

This design includes the implementation of my 't' perspectives. However, there is no real conceptual discourse in the design as yet. The building is just a life-less shell

This is the bridge and the 'Road to Glory'

This is one of the points where the bridge connects to the building

This is Zhang Yin's space in the bridge

This is the meeting space

This is a view of the path that leads to the elevator to the Donatella Versace space under the meeting space

This is the Donatella Versace space

Draft Number One

This reflects on my chosen 'cross' perspective, 'Equalising

Custom textures

My perspectives, with their words to form a building.

Actually the word here, written faintly behind the sribled pencil, is 'Equalising'. I want a form that somehow equalises the individual powers of both my clients; there is a force that might humble them to equality.

This perspective can be used to develop this notion of 'Equality' through 'Protectiveness'. This may be the way that the building forms a controling, perhaps somewhat intimidating protectiveness over the clients. It will also relate to the manner that the clients are to each other. Although they are equal, there are private and protective with what is there own. Except in the meeting place the clients will not connect, but may still acknowledge their equal existence

18 Perspectives

This first includes the 'cross' perspectives and then follows the 't' perspectives

MashUP

When I wrote this I had preconceived that I was going to use Zhang Yin and Donatella Versace in my model. So, this mashup is not of three individuals, but discusses a single woman's position in relation to power.

Despite the power of her position, she is cagey about how she made her fortune. In a society known for close ties and hidden deals between government officials and business leaders, she says simply, ''I'm an honest businesswoman.''. For example, they require interviewers to sign a form agreeing not to reveal any differences between the United States and Europe. Nevertheless, in review of the display, the overriding mood was of driving strength in the difficult months to come.

The oppressive environment of Milan, rarely does guarantee that today's innovation leader will not be copycatted and undersold into tomorrow's niche player. Because of the size of the empire, the drama isn't limited to the occasional threats from competitors, yet being a woman was not a problem, she says. "Actually, I didn't find it difficult," she says. "I found men respected me". But in a strange way, the violence of these events seems to have driven a lot of the phony pretension out of the industry. The sort of shock tactics, trends and avant-garde posing that have run rampant for many seasons has given way, in the face of real-world shocking events, to a yearning for beauty.

Maybe we think innovation begins with an epiphany, a sudden vision of the future. Either way, we think of that one thing, the lightning bolt that jolted all the other pieces into place but the history is comparatively free of lightning-bolt moments. However, she hasn't lost her ambition, though. Sometimes called the queen of trash, she doesn't disown the title. But, she said, ''Some day, I'd like to be known as the queen of containerboards.'' Although some insiders had doubted her ability to go on, she has proved that the design house is standing strong.

Blazing A Paper Trail In China; A Self-Made Billionaire Wrote Her Ticket On Recycled Cardboard
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: January 16, 2007 (Zhang Yin)

Review/Fashion; In Milan, the Versace Drama Continues
By AMY M. SPINDLER
Published: October 7, 1997 (Donatella Versace)

By ROB WALKER
Published: November 30, 2003
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