Project 1:Form and Function
Architectural Design II- ARC 257
This project emphasizes the importance of balancing appearance and practicality in creating attractive and functional structures. We were given the task of redesigning an existing bridge to let water traffic pass through a 30' x 40' opening, which required us to careful consider both the design's form and function.
Span Prototype
Name: Forth Bridge
Type: Cantilever Bridge
Location: South Queensferry, United Kingdom
Name: Big Obukhov Bridge
Type: Cable Stay
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Name: Chaotianmen Bridge
Type: Arch Bridge
Location: Chongqing, China
Movement Analogies
We had to find five household items that have two or more hinges in a mechanical sense and choose three of the items that we want to use for the bridge opening. The three items that I want to use are eyelash curler, umbrellas and a wine bottle opener. We then took each item and 3-D modeled them and diagramed the functions of each item for a better understanding of their mechanics before incorporating them into our prototypes
Wine Bottle Opener
Eye Lash Curler
Umbrella
Preliminary 3x3 Prototype Table
Taking my three Conceptual spans and three household items and combining them into a 3x3 diagram containing 9 total prototypes.
Selected Protoype
3D Bridge Process
Mechanism Movement
Views
DETAILING VIEWS
North West View
North East View
South West View
South East View
3-D view of the mechanism
3-D view of the bridge
3-D view of the track and pulley
Renderings
Final Design
