Wednesday 20 June 2012

Coca Cola Headquarters


This image contains the entrances to the two Coca Cola Buildings which act as the pylons for the bridge that spans the valley. They are on top of a circular stairway which shows the dominance of Coca Cola.


This image contains the indoor lift shaft that is found in both coke bottle pylons. They provide access to the top headquarters.


The design for my headquarters gained inspiration from the famous coke bottle design. I have recreated it making it sleeker and turning it into a building. The two buildings together which have many floors for office working provide stability to the bridge. As can also be seen on the outside of the building, i have thought about the structure and how the building will stand up. Due to its complex design i decided to use a diagrid system in order to support the weight of the building as well as the bridge.


The above image shows the all glass top headquarter of Coca Cola. It contains a ramp to its own helipad above it and an opening towards the bridge. Both the high position of the headquarters as well as the space for a helipad outline coca colas power and world dominance.


The design of the bridge came from the inspiration of the letter c on the coca cola brand logo. The italic letter was incorporated into my bridge design by wrapping aroung the bottle necks of the two pylon buildings and spanning out towards the island found within the centre of the valley.


Both the above and below images are of my elevator design for Coca Cola. The elevator leaves from the end of the c bridge and connects to the ground floor. The design was a simple sketch but it has some underlying meaning. The openness of the design alludes the the fact that although powerful, Coca Cola is vulnerable to consumer demand and economy, just as the elevator is vulnerable to the weather, despite its amazing feats.

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