5 REAL TIME IMAGE CAPTURES OF THE DEVELOPED CRYSIS WARS ENVIRONMENT

Within the city of Sydney a road has been cut through one of the iconic sandstone cliffs of the harbour. This road has created a man-made valley. Proposed to span this valley is an office space for the clients of Miranda Kerr and Helen Keller. Acting similarly to a billboard it would promote the work of these clients, the high window ratio arousing curiosity and contact with daily traffic.

Located just outside the CBD of Sydney the office provides a central position from which to operate their businesses. Kerr and Keller both hold promotional/publicity roles and this proximity to an urban metropolis assists them to remain forefront and in the public eye - their power and ability to make things happen is sustained by their fame.


The bridge space is split into two levels. The top level is to be the office of Helen Keller. Maintaining a level floor and lift at the far right to the lower meeting point it creates simple access for ease of movement. The lower level, with independent access, is that of Miranda Kerr's. While the two offices interact with each other, they can simultaneously operate privately.

The meeting place: on a rock platform by the water's edge is a place for clients to meet for a working lunch. It consists of a shaded dining table and chairs which reflect the window detailing of the office bridge above. Accessed by individual lifts for each client - the red detailed rectangular form is Kerr's lower floor lift, and the black detailed quadrant the lift for Keller's top floor. This is a place of privacy removed from the previously desired exposure of the actual bridge, a place with a glamorous, privileged feel, a perk of celebrity's power and a reflection of Kerr, in particulars, character.

The individual office spaces are light and airy with sweeping views, a stimulating environment to work within. The design reflects its clients, being somewhat feminine through curved details, and contains a nod to the era in which Keller lived within the window design and French doors. Yet it is authoritative in its positioning, balanced across this valley. Here two influential women are maintaining power, straddling the recognised roles of the two stereotypical worlds of men and women.