Obama + Prada Concepts

The idea of Barack Obama's offices plays on the insight of his thinking as the president. The attribute of power is seen by his desire to be in touched with the people, the very fabric of society.

His idealism is to be open to the people, to be as transparent and in keeping touch with normal citizens. It's this understanding of his power which is reflected on the structure. Curvilinear forms play on the whimsical notion of the fabric of society, addressed by how the structure evolves from the ground up before returning to the ground. Whist Obama's offices rest below (the idea of having both his feet on the ground, in touch with the people), the above space is open to the public to allow interaction.
Miuccia Prada's offices follow the form of fabric and how it may drape over a surface. Power to Prada is inspiration and her ability to harness emerging trends. She states materiality as her inspiration and power to mature designs, and this is evident in the overall forms of the structure.

The blue+green hue is taken from her flagship retail stores, so the light is defused between the levels to portray continuity and transparency between her designers.

Meeting Space

The meeting space continues the stylistic metaphor of the nature of fabric. The circular overlapping theme encases both clients as they converge to the isolate place to hold meetings. The idea of isolating the space belies both parties which pride themselves on privacy away from the public eye.

The notion of power is instilled by the structure located between Obama and Prada's offices, as a way of drawing them away from their offices to mash up some idea.

UT2004 Model + SketchUp Links

UT2004 Model:

http://hosted.filefront.com/iani5m

SketchUp Models (meeting table+elevator):

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=11204550641182742218&scoring=m

Peer Evaluation

36 Custom Textures

Dining Tale + Elevator Concepts

The focus was to envision a complete system, so it was imperative to not only design the dining table where either party can meet, but to consider the seating system that contributes towards the whole atmosphere.

The table takes both attributes of power from Obama and Prada. The idea of transparency and being intertwined with the people contributes to the power Obama has in his position. While Prada's idea of unconformity and her inspiration of materials to produce striking designs, her motive of power.

The overall form is a metaphor of a fabric nature, both in principle of being in touch with his people (Obama), and the physical nature of how fabric folds and follows form (Parada).

As a place of meeting and dining, the curvilinear forms gives an impression of a casual and relaxed environment. The fan shape is metaphor of a melting pot of ideas from across the table flowing freely.