[experiment III: the bridge] week three

 Above is an image of the T2 HQ a little further along. From this vantage point we can see the two openings in the floor plane which help to recreate one of my key images for T2 [seen further down post].

Above + below are two images of a staircase in T2 HQ. The design was initially design for this not HQ [not F/Book] with the idea of 'interaction'. The staircase is actually two completely seperate staircases which combine to become one. i would like this interactivity to be metaphor for T2 INTERACTIVE and how their games may begin to impact our reality.

[Although highly illegal i guess, i didnt include an actual balustrade here. the balustrade is the 600mm of double height steps on the right hand side and the other side of the stair is enclosed by the wall. i was hoping that that the double height step would act as a deterrant and therefore keep people far enough back from the edge. but understandably highly illegal in the real world.]

This image shows one of the glazed openings in the T2 HQ. Along the far edge of the glazing, there is an outline for a proposed bench seat, more detail to follow.

the main element i want to capture with this image is demonstrated in the image below. the image below is a screenshot from a Rockstar [T2] game. By recreating this in the HQ, i wanted to give the T2 staff an oppurtunity to be 'within' their game from another angle, not just from the otherside of a computer screen but actually within - the true nature of interactive[ity].

Iv spent most time this week on the FBOOK HQ [above]. i have broken the elements of the building up but left them all interconnected through the interior. this is a metaphor for the networking side of Facebook + the core of its existence. this is why there are several different elements to this HQ rather than the more direct approach of the T2 HQ. the centre of this HQ continues this theme and is broken up with huge pillars around a glazed 'box'. this signifies the tight control MZ has [had] over FBook - everything was interconnected but all decisions were made centrally.

Below is a quick image from the FBOOK HQ.. in the distance we can see the proposed T2 HQ and the meeting space on the valley floor.

finally, iv started to map out the structure on the valley floor. this is very basic at this stage + will continue over the next few days.