Table End Product

This is the end result of combining a round table with an object of two parts that from one. Neither person is in a position of more importance at this table where they can discuss working together.

Table- Synergy

The table is based upon the idea of synergy
which can be defined as:
The simultaneous joint action of separate parties which, together, have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects.

From Greek “to work together”. The attainment

This idea is derived from the belief that if we can work together we can acheive far more than what we could if we work alone. The structure houses the world's richest man and woman, each of whom is a philanthropist and can acheive countless things alone. But if they work together the possibilities are limitless...

Inspiration for the tables appearance has come from a number of sources:


from the lowely cafeteria table which works to bring people together and stimulate conversation through its round design, where no person is in a position of more importance than the other (idea shown in King Arthurs round table) This is a necesary importance in the design of a table for two very powerful individuals, neither of whom would like to be seen to be in a lesser position than the other.


The word synergy suggests that two objects are joined like this table, as two forms become one.

Zhang Yin

Zhang Yin has kept a low profile over the years despite now being the worlds richest woman. The architecture protects her by creating a complex path into her office. Her office reinforces her power by placing her on a high platform that can only be reached by first decending into the pit beneath

The Meeting Space

The third space where the two CEO's meet is a place of fleeting momentality amongst the heavy brutalist architecture of the rest of the space. The platform is created on request by Zhang Yin, taking its form from the existing architecture to create a new and different architecture.

Movement

As my model developes i have created a coherent path of movement throughout the structure. With movement centred around the central meeting place and travelling from Slim's office to Yu's

New Table

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Elevator Video

Model V2

Elevator Inspiration

2 Point Perspectives

Model 1: Bottom

Model 1: Middle

Experiment 3: The Articles

Zhang Yin
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-10/13/content_707587.htm

"Zhang, the 49-year-old founder and chairwoman of the paper company, was reported to be the mainland's richest person with a fortune of 27 billion yuan (3.4 billion U.S. dollars)."

"Zhang is believed to be the wealthiest self-made woman in the world. According to Rupert Hoogewerf, who set up the Huran Report in 1999 which lists wealthy people in China. She is richer than the U.S. television host Oprah Winfrey and author of the Harry Potter series JK Rowling."

"However, her low profile has helped her remain largely unknown over the past years."


Ratan Tata
http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/26tata.htm

"And next year, it will be 15 years since Tata, who is low profile almost to the point of reclusiveness, was made chairman, when his legendary predecessor J R D stepped aside in 1991."

"The Tata group is going global with a vengeance and acquiring businesses as if there's no tomorrow -- half its 14 acquisitions were in the past year."


Carlos Slim Helu
http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/07/worlds_richest.php

"Sentido Comun said the Mexican billionaire's wealth had rocketed past Gates following the red-hot performance of his telecommunications firm, America Movil."

"reason for Slim's meteoric rise might be because he is also still working."

"Despite his vast riches, Slim reportedly shuns corporate jets and flashy offices and sported a plastic watch during the 1990s."

"Like Gates, he has developed a strong profile on the philanthropic front."