Creating a cheaper version of a high-tech computer desk?

http://www.mwelab.com/index.php/en/products/emperor-1510

I came across this awesome desk, and am interested in creating a version myself. I'd like to ideally spend as little as possible on the project. Do you guys have any ideas as to what I could use as the foundation for this project? I was thinking a tall, upright desk could be modified to contain a chair and the necessary connectors to have an overhead mechanism for the monitors.