Form and Functions
Project 1 (Form and Function) was to create a bridge with a moving piece to allow for a 30'x40' space for water traffic. The main idea was to take an existing solid bridge and an existing tool or item of some sort and incorporate the moving mechanism from the tool and use that to redesign the bridge.
Ideas
Bridge Name: Ross Island Bridge
Bridge Location: Portland, Oregon
Bridge Type: Cantilever
Bridge Name: Main bridge research program
Bridge Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Name: Silver Jubilee Bridge
Bridge Location: Chesire, England
Bridge Type: Arch bridge
Movement Analogies
These are the 3 objects (tools) we chose to use from our homes in order to diagram into their moving mechanisms.
Wine Bottle Opener
Camera with Folding Screen
Eyelash Curler
3x3 Table
After finding 3 bridges and 3 objects with moving mechanisms we had to then make a 3x3 table to ensure we would be making 9 mock-up designs. Once all 9 were finished we chose 1 design to fully make into a 3D diagram which would be our final products.
Selected Prototypes
This is the selected bridge, object and mock diagram from the table.
3D Bridge Construction Process
Mechanism Animated
Isometric Viewpoints
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Render
Full Design
Close-up
3D Rotating View
Final Design
