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Form & Function
Expression of Form & Function

 
 

Form follows function this is a principle of architectural design most commonly associated with late 19th and early 20th-century architecture coined by Architect Louis Sullivan. In the project, we experiment with the relationship between Form & Function to further understand this concept and how they relate to one another.

Span Prototypes

 
 
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Movement Analogies

The purpose of this assignment was to find objects with movements more complex than a single hinge. This is what was used as a base to achieve the function of creating an opening for a bridge that allows an object with a size of 30'W x40'L to pass.

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3x3 Combination Table

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Preliminary Designs

 
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    Here you can see the initial bridge design, in order to complete the function, I change the original shape of the bridge to accommodate the space being used to pass through it, as well as combing one of the movement analogies on the left-sided to move the roadbed. 

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    This idea was furthered by moving the movement to the top side of the bridge in order to move the roadbed up into the bridge, as well as to create a structure to house the mechanical parts.

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    When I reached a point where I was satisfied with the mechanisms as well as the form, I went back and polished the structural beams of the bridge as well as polishing the structure for the housing, and adding rollers to move the mechanical parts.

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Final 2D & 3D
Designs 

 

Final 2D Design

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2D Elevation Closed

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2D Elevation Opened

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2D Bridge Transformation

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3D Bridge Transformation

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2D Mechanical Movement Elevation

3D Movement Renders
 

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3D Render

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Final Design

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