Models

UT model

Elevator for Zhang Yin

Elevator for Steve Jobs

Dinning Table and Chairs

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The Dinning Table & Elevators

- Dinning table (featuring Steve Jobs, responds to the simple design of Apple's products)
The table itself having a very simple structure, However, its whiteness, purity and wide separated legs able to emphasize the meaning of power, words representing this could be stable, grand, and exaggerate. The curvy shape of the table top make you feel like 'occupying the table' because you are bounded by the edges. Also, the lacework at the edge highlights the shape of the table top, which also make it looks more luxury.


- Chair (featuring Zhang Yin, echos to the use of wood and culture of China)
This chair is constructed by crisscrossed wooden strips. It is with long base towards the back which is very stable and not likely to be fell over. Cushions can be used to maximize the comfortness. Cushion is not used for the image is to show the frameworks. Words represent this could be stable, natural, graceful and emeritus.


- Elevator for Steve
Again, it emphasizes the simple design of Apple's products. It matches perfectly with the UFO shaped space for Jobs. Its circular shape also fit in the channel going down from his space.


- Elevator for Zhang Yin
It consists in combination of technology and natural into one nostalgic creature. It is anchored at the river side when not in use. It also acts as a very well-established decorator.

Final Submission

Overview


Steve Jobs' space

The concept comes from UFO being crashed into an old ruin. It is described as bringing technology to human. The extra bright lighting by the entrance shows overflow of power from the 'UFO'.


A closer look at the entrance of Steve's Space.


Other than traveling by elevator, you can choose to stroll along this staircase to the dinning space.


Interior of his space, and the elevator.


A view of the passageway for his elevator going down the ruin.


This is how it looks when looking upwards while traveling on the elevator along the passageway.


A river view while travel down to the bridge level.


Just before reaching the dinning space.


Zhang Yin's space

Her space is in the shape of olive. Instead of overusing transparent material, long bended strips are used to form this shape. It helps the air throw in the interior. The expansion in the middle shows power too.


The interior is separated into 3 levels.


The staircase and bridge approaches to her space.


The neighboring riverside and cascade add colors of natural to counteract the technology-based site.


Another angle viewing the river.


Pier and Zhang Yin's elevator.


During the flight to dinning area.


Dinning Area

The large columns and tall roofing is built in a exaggerated large ratio to bring out the sense of power. There is large empty space and and extensive view. You feel like you are god while everything is under your feet.


Another angle looking at the dinning area.


A close look at the dinning table and chairs.


The bridge together with the waterway. The vertical purple tunnel is for Steve's elevator going up or down his space.


The 'hungs in the air' staircase connected all 3 spaces together

feedback sheets

Elevator (Draft)

As you can see this will be the overall shape of my elevator although some parts are going to be fixed later on. The screen on the top might going to be removed, it looks pretty ugly since it is hard modify to the decent shape that satisfy me.
This elevator itself doesn't look like an elevator at all, but a platform shaped like a boat with a pairs of mechanical wings. I want to bring out both technology and nostalgic atmosphere at the same time. This little white creation is not going to be covered up with any complex material merely i will just leave it like that to maintain the purity of this godly outlook.
I beleve it is going to fit in well with the environment that i am going to create which having a theme of a cloudy, misty, mystic temple-like 'sky garden'...