Project 1
Form and Function
Architectural Design 2 - Arc 257
This project heavily focuses on the balancing with how something appears and its practical use in structures that are both creative and functional. For this project we are given the assignment of redesigning a existing bridge to let water traffic pass through a 30' x 40' opening, which made us consider carefully both the design's form and function.
Span Prototype
Name: Julien Dubuque Bridge
Type: Cantilever
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Name: Ikitsuki Bridge
Type: Truss Bridge
Location: Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Name: Forth Bridge
Type: Cantilever
Location: Scotland, South Queensferry
Movement Analogies
For this part we had to gather three household items that have at least two plus hinges as apart of their mechanical system and then chose three of these items we want to use for the bridge opening. The three items that I want to use are Eyelash Curler, Umbrella, and Vice Grip. We then took the items and made 3-D models of them and diagramed out the functions of each item for a better understanding of their mechanics before putting them into our prototypes.
Vice Grips
Umbrella
Eyelash Curler
Preliminary 3x3 Prototype Table
Now taking my three conceptual spans and my 3 household items, I combine them into a 3x3 diagram containing 9 total prototype solutions
Selected Prototype Solution
3D Bridge Process
Mechanism Movement
Renderings
Final Design
Views
Detailing View
North West View
North East View
South West View
South East View
3D View of the Mechanism
3D View of the Bridge
3D View of the Track and the Roller
