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cRIS DURAZNO
Architectural Portfolio
farmingdale state college

Foggy Bridge View

FORM AND FUNCTION

A movable bridge is a clear case of “form follows function.” It has to carry traffic across a river and also let boats pass, so the ability to move shapes the whole design. The lifting span, counterweights, cables, and gears exist because of what the bridge must do. This project examines how a bridge’s form can express its function. It looks at how the towers, arch, deck, and lifting mechanism work together as one structure that serves both road and water traffic.

SPAN PROTOTYPES 

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Sydney Harbor Bridge 

Arch Bridge 

Australia 

Forth Bridge

Cantilever

Scotland 

Howrah Bridge 

Cantilever Bridge

India 

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MOVEMENT ANALOGIES

Ice cream scooper

vise grip

Eyelash Curler

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Preliminary 3x3 Prototype Table

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Selected Prototype 

DESIGN PROCESS 

ISOMETRIC VIEWS

3D BRIDGE MOVEMENT

Opening and closing the bridge: the lift span moves out of the way for boats, then returns to carry traffic.

MECHANISM  

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MOVEMENT

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