Architectural Design II
Project 1
The object
of this project was to take 2 known objects and combined them to come up
with
something new. In this case combining existing bridge designs with objects that
move in some
way. I Started out 3 brides and turn them into a basic image, then found 3
random
objects that move and illustrated their movements. Put them into a 3x3 grid to
come up with
9 overlapping idea boxes, to be filled in with possible ideas for a new
bridge
design.
These are the bridge
types I picked going from left to right, Cantilever, Arch, and Cable-stay. I
used these as a prototype for my idea grid.
The moving objects I
used were the track from a calculator, a pair of scissors, and a cork screw
opener.
This is the
idea grid I used to compare the moving objects with known bridge types. A) pair
of scissors, B) the sliding track of a calculator,
C) inside of
a cork-screw. The bridges from left to right, cable stay, cantilever, arch.
These are
the concepts I came up with from the grid for integrating the moving components
with a
bridges. I decided to stick with A-1. I
decided to develop the A-1 idea farther.
This video is the 2D
progression starting with the elements from the grid to the Final 2D design.
The last
part of this project was to transform the 2D design into a 3D design. Clicking
the image
above will
animate the bridges movement.
I also took
a cut of the moving half of the bridge, and made the components into solid
objects to get a better look. Clicking the images above will also show a video
of that 3D motion.
