PROJECT 1
"This project examines the relationship of form and function in architectural design. It encourages the awareness of truth, whatever position the designer takes, and promotes the arbitrary aesthetic of “functional” beauty."
INSPIRATION
CAIRO BRIDGE
OLD TRAILS ARCH BRIDGE
EURIPUS BRIDGE
WHITE-OUT TAPE
HOLE PUNCHER
ALAN KEYS
CONCEPTUAL COMBINATIONS
IN CREATION OF THE CONCEPTUAL TABLE, THE MOVEABLE OBJECTS AND THE SELECTED BRIDGE INSPIRATIONS ALLOW FOR PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE BEST MOVEABLE BRIDGE SOLUTION
PRELIMINARY DESIGN
INSPIRED BY THE CAIRO BRIDGE AND THE INTERNAL PULLEY SYSTEM OF THE WHITE-OUT, THIS MOVEABLE BRIDGE HAS A ROADBED LIFTED TO LET SHIPS PASS THROUGH.
FINAL DESIGN
AN ADDITION OF SUPPORTS AND MATCHED TRUSS-WORK DESIGN AROUND THE PULLEY SYSTEM WERE BOTH ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN. CURVED MEMBERS BETTER ILLUSTRATE THE INTERNAL PULLEY SYSTEM.
