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Project 1: Form and Function 

Architecture Design 2

Arc 257

 Introduction: 

This project emphasizes the Architecture ideal of form and function. Form and Function mean how a structure looks versus how it works, form is the shape of the structure, style shape and appearance, while Function is the purpose and how people use the space. For this project we were asked to redesign an existing bridge and apply a new purpose to it. 

Blueprint ​​

Preparatory sketches 

Name: lkitsuki bridge 

Type: Truss bridge 

Location: Hiraldo, Japan​

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Name: Sydney harbor bridge

Type: Arch Bridge

Location: Sydney, Australia

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Name: Alex Fraser bridge 

Type: Cable stay Bridge

Location: British Columbia, Canada

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Movement Analogies 

     We were asked to find 3 household items with 2 or more hinges that we would like to use to convey a movement for the opening of the bridge. the 3 household items I choose was a wire cutter, a wine opener, and an ice cream scooper. we then took each item and 3d developed them and diagramed the movement to better understand the mechanize.

3d Model 

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Diagramed Movements 

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3X3 Conceptual Table 

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Selected Design 

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Isometric Views 

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SW View 

SE View

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NE View

NW View

Design Process 

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Renderings 

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Final Solution 

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