Power, as a human expression, can be expressed by distinctive and significant scale. I have explored an architecture that would be near-impossible to reproduce in reality. That is the essence of power - to make the impossible, possible; to convince the masses, for a fleeting second, that reality is what you dictate, and not what it is in reality.
Parts of my architecture express a resounding uniformity in form and function. The impact of power upon those whom it is impressed upon is magnified when it is reinforced by repetition. The first Roman emperor, Augustus, had his likeness plastered across all corners of the empire in a powerful example of the dissemination of the imperial cult. Today we know that image as the Prima Porta Augustus.
The two elevators in mid-motion. The offices of Keller and Merkel serve a double function as elevators to take them to the meeting area. I have chosen to model the movement of the clients continuously in the context of their offices because their power is transmitted far beyond their capacity as individual human beings; their power also resonates in the ideas, works, people, projects, productions, beliefs that surround them as they go about their business. I have simulated this by encapsulating their in-game movements entirely within their offices.
I have chosen to use dominant rectangular shapes and ambitious linear forms in my architecture because they have been hallmark features of 'powerful' architecture throughout the ages - the roads and basilicas of Rome; the Gothic cathedrals of medieval Europe; the great transnational railways of the Industrial era; and the soaring glass and steel edifices of the modern capitalist world.
To the left is Angela Merkel's office, modelled directly on the real-world office building of the German Chancellor - the Bundeskanzleramt, in Berlin, nearby to the Reichstag. To the right is the office of Helen Keller; it is based on the 'Pile of Boxes' architecture proposed in Tianjin, China. It also resembles a stack of books, reflecting Keller's significant role as an author.