bridge - final 5 image captures

"Slowly man is waking up. The people — the great ‘common herd’ — are finding out what is wrong with the social, political and economical structure of the system of which they are a part" -Helen Keller.

"Together we brought down the Iron Curtain and I am convinced this can give us the strength for the 21st century” - Angela Merkel.

The above image shows a brick in motion that forms part of the elevator.

Chancellor Angela Merkel used the bringing down of the Berlin Wall as a metaphor for breaking down obstacles of the future such as poverty and climate change.This was used as a metaphor for the design concept. The bridge represents the wall that has fallen, with the perforations acting as holes of light. The moving brick work that forms the elevators and platforms are meant to represent the falling down of the Berlin Wall. The clear structure unifies the two powerful female figures together, and visually divides the wall. The bridge is located in a valley that was inspired by the Berlin Wall. The two walls are meant to represent the Berlin Wall, and the images on the walls are actual graffiti art on the Berlin Wall. The images contain messages of hope and freedom. The contrasting white and black walls are meant to contrast the ideas of dark times versus hope for the future, with the structure bridging this divide. The setting and its surrounding images and messages are meant to inspire the clients that are located in the building. Angela Merkel is located on the white wall side divided into two floors.

The dominating stairs represent the powerful figure that she is, and the struggles that she had to reach to get to that position. The flying platform that leads to her lift is also designed as a stair. She faces the white wall side as she has the power and authority to bring change to the world as a powerful figure. Her office space is where she also can write, and formulate ideas and policies in this inspirational setting. She may want to write and sell these books as part of a potential business.

Helen Keller's office is located on the side that faces the black graffiti wall

The four walls of Helen Keller's space are textured differently so that she can navigate her way around the room. Teh flying platform that leads to her lift has staggered walls so that she can navigate to her lift. The black graffiti wall is actually one of the walls of this space, acting as a reminder of the problems that she identifies. The smooth glass walls and the brick like motif on the other wall contrast each other as well. The space is for her to write and to do research, as well as to teach those that are also blind and deaf.

The dining table takes on a form that is similar to the bridge structure, made of bricks, and coloured red to contrast the barren land, and to represent that bloodshed that was located at this place. The meeting space on the valley floor was inspired from the 'valley' space that is located between the Berlin Walls, and in between opposing enemy trenches, entitled 'no man’s land', also known as the 'death strip' in Germany. This can be seen as a metaphor for these two powerful female figures that have ventured where not many woman or men have ventured before.