From up here...
...nothing of Urbium can be seen.
Items provided by DEX Workspaces:
// soffit
// soffit grills
// parts of soffit structure
// parts of partition structure
From the early stages of our concept we wanted to build some kind of machine that translated to a dystopian future where humans have resorted to living under ground. With this idea in mind we came up with a model of what it could look like. The materials chosen were hand picked purposely for this project to emulate different parts of the a city.
Early stages involved us looking very closely at electronic chips, noticing how intricate and detailed these small pieces are, we knew we had to use them. These together with other materials that we gathered from Wasteserv helped us convey our message.
In the centre of our cityscape, taller objects were used to give a sense of height and power. Ink toners from printers fit perfectly as high-rise structures or buildings for massive corporations. These loomed over the smaller structures below. In the middle of it all was a big tower serving as the cityʼs megastructure. This was layered with different sized chipsets acting as different elements of the so called machine which helped power this dystopian city.
Lights flood the floor acting like grids connecting everything together.
Above ground one would only find massive solar farms projecting all the energy to a central white tower which feeds directly to the main tower below ground.
Elements above ground were kept as minimal as possible to give a stark difference between the over-world and under-world.
In the end, the machine which powers the city in the under-world cannot work without the energy that is gathered from the over-world which keeps everything in perfect equilibrium.
// MACHINA //
A SACES Workshop
31.03.17 - 02.04.17
Group 3 - Urbium
// Katrina Galea
// Matthew Grech
// MaryAnne Azzopardi
// Kimberley Bonello
// Alexia Bonello Ghio
// Bernard Bugeja
// Kimberly Camilleri
// Laetitia Troisi De Menville
// Joseph Keleta
