Jonathan Tat

Environments alter over time where from early drafts of my model have indicated the transformation and evolution of my design ideas from the solid bridge to and extensive array of both hanging and subtracted spaces within the bridge itself. My designs are infulenced by the engineering world where each component is close to beging physically possible.

The final unreal tournament environment was designed specifically for the two clients; Barrack Obama, first black president of the USA, and cultural pop icon Madonna who's name instantaneously brings femininity. Both share not only the origins of their passports, but they hold profound influence of millions of people globally, every aspect of their lives are scrutinized to find fault in their powerful and immortal persona's. The transparency of their lives was considered and integrated into the design of many features in this model.

Obama's Space:

Obama's space is located within the bridge itself, as it consists of an office, gallery area, staff break/smoking/meeting areas and a press conference hall/theater. It is also loosely base on the industrialized nature of the United States where the ventelation slats and structural trusses are a borrowed from industral buildings.

Obama's office is an elongated space where the woven wooden flooring accentuates this. A sense of power is created in the area, where from the office large glass panels allow him to observe the entire space and the elevated platform is also a metaphor for his elevated stature.

Wooden slats are installed through out the entire structure where natural light is filtered through illuminating the wall of the gallery, meeting area and viewing platform. The red roof is a reoccurring texture throughout the clients area as it invokes the feeling of fortune and prosperity.

The Theatre:

The Theatre itself is a narrow space where a singular podium and microphone stand. Light is allowed in through the top of the space creating a intimate environment.

The Meeting Space:
The meeting space itself was created upon a wind turbine where the revolving fan blades generate power. where better to place the meeting and dining table for both Obama and Madonna.

The dining table itself is closely linked to that of a traditional rectangular table. The particular design is actually the collaboration of both Madonna's Lift and Obama's Lift where both lifts are designed to invoke the sense of power, the meshing of the two allows me to create a powerful piece of functional furniture to be placed at the focal point of the meeting space.

The lifts both connect to the meeting space where they provide a moving interaction within the environment so that the shift from one structure to the other invokes the sense of freedom, enlightenment, leadership, supremacy and ultimately power.

A structural truss protrudes from the bridge directly above Madonna's space allowing cables to suspend the entire space from its curved roof, this allows the feeling when within the space of weightlessness and total freedom.

Madonna's Space:
The initial designs for Madonna's space were far too complex and disjointed. So in my final design i decided to create a minimalist space where the curving structure invoked a sense of femininity and light and shadows created a sense of intrigue and mystery.

Meditation Platform:

On the roof of the structure sits a small dais where Madonna can do her meditation and yoga to unravel from a stressful day where the view from this location allows her to distance herself from the powerful platform above and enjoy the calming effect of the rounded hanging space.

The Recording Studio:
Within the lower level created from the curved floor below a recording studio is located where a separate Faraday cage (mesh cage to cut out intrusive radio waves) with its duel microphones and stool is an ideal place to record her new albums.