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Design 2 Project 1
Form And Function
Architectural Design II-Arc257


The goal of this project is to explore the relationship between form and function in bridge design. Students redesigned an existing bridge to incorporate a 30'x40' opening that allows water traffic to pass through while still maintaining the bridges structural prose and overall function.

Specifications
Bridge Span: 190'                                                             Opening Width: 30'          Bridge Width: 12'                                                               Opening Height: 40'        
Depth Below Grade: 10'                                                    Depth Below Grade: 10'                       

Bridge Options

Diagrams


Name: Sydney Harbour Bridge
Where: Sydney, Australia
Type: Arch Bridge     

Name: The Forth Bridge
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
Type: Cantilever Bridge     

Name: Howrah Bridge
Where: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Type: Cantilever Bridge     

Movement Analogies, 3D Models and Movement Diagrams 

Bottle Opener 
Ice Cream Scooper
Pliers

3x3 Conceptual Table

Pliers
Ice Cream Scooper
Bottle Opener 

Ice Cream Scooper and The Fourth Bridge were Selected 

3D Bridge Transformation

Isometric Views

Southwest View
Southeast View
Northwest View
Northeast View

Movement Mechanism

Movement Mechanism

Final Solution

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