Form And Function
This bridge design project is based on the analysis followed by the transformation of existing prototypes (forms and patterns). The main transformation is including a functional movement that will open and close to allow a boat (30'x40') pass through the pedestrian bridge. By using mechanical and ergonomic objects that move I was able to come up with many different conceptual designs. The prototype I chose was based on a cable stay bridge and the final form of the bridge was determined by the way the mechanisms of the pulley system work.
PROTYPES:
The three bridges I chose to modify were; the Sydney Harbor Bridge (Arch Style Bridge), the Queensferry Crossing Bridge (Cable Stay Style Bridge), and the Village Thagapsh Bridge (Truss Style Bridge).
SYDNEY HARBOR
VILLAGE
THAGAPSH
QUEENSFERRY
CROSSING
TOOLS:
The three tools I chose to incorporate into my design were, a can opener with a hinge movement, a corkscrew with a rotating component while having another component that moves upwards and downwards, and a pulley system.
3x3 GRID:
The 3x3 grid shows how I can incorporate the 3 tools into the three different styled bridges in order to create a new form to make the moving component function.
PRELIMINARY DESIGNS:
From the 20 different designs I did based on the grid I chose the three I believed had the most potential for this project. The first one is an arch style bridge with a pulley system added to it in order to create the opening. The second preliminary design is a cable stay bridge with a pulley system also incorporated into it in order to create the opening. The third preliminary design is a truss styled bridge lifted on one side while being supported by a tower and cables. The moving component in that design is the corkscrew which rotates while lifting the span of the bridge required to move. I chose the cable style bridge to further develop.
PRELIMINARY 1 : ARCH STYLE BRIDGE
PRELIMINARY 2 : CABLE STAY BRIDGE
PRELIMINARY 3: TRUSS STYLE BRIDGE
FINAL DESIGN:
ANIMATION:
