![Exeter Library toward roof.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_74666845aa7548fea8e43899060f603f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_316,h_397,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Exeter%20Library%20toward%20roof.jpg)
Student of Architecture
BARRY GILBERT
"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us"
-Winston Churchill
FORM and FUNCTION:
The Expression of Truth & Beauty
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Project Goals: To display how the form of a structure represents its intended use and function. The design process will necessitate a transformation of the original structure as the function is developed and accommodated. The transformation process, when successful, will result in beauty of expression in the form and components, as well as performing its intended function.
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The Assignment: Choose an existing fixed bridge and give it a moving component to allow a large boat to pass under the roadbed.
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The Trick: Take a household gadget or everyday item, analyze its movement mechanism, then base the bridge opening mechanism on that. Change and transform the existing bridge structure to accommodate the mechanism. The mechanism must work and be structurally feasible.
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BRIDGE/SPAN PROTOTYPES
Three Bridges were chosen to begin work. They covered 3 bridge types: Cantilever Truss, Arch and Cable-Stayed.
Howrah Bridge, Calcutta, India
![Howrah Bridge crop.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_a3e5c61d4d9e44fa9adb780a3032bc56~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_15,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Howrah%20Bridge%20crop.jpg)
![Howrah CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_3003b62ecd0d4fdcb73ee261798fa8e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_13,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Howrah%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
190' span
Hell's Gate Bridge, Queens, NY
![Hells Gate crop.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_9b934d44b38443bfb82ea3fe32533cb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_22,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Hells%20Gate%20crop.jpg)
![Hell Gate CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_aa8d38e59325437e80ae8f0b6236935a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_78,h_18,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Hell%20Gate%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
190' span
Mariansky Bridge, Czech Republic
![Mariansky Bridge Photo1 crop.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_53ed617ebc544ff391ba082d6a1422e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_65,h_27,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Mariansky%20Bridge%20Photo1%20crop.jpg)
![Mariansky Bridge CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_09373529493a441aa79a5f7c102d419c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_20,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Mariansky%20Bridge%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
190' span
MOVEMENT ANALOGIES
3 common mechanical objects were chosen for their somewhat complex, yet comprehendible mechanical movement. They are all inexpensive, hand-operated devices found around the kitchen, home or garage. The analysis of their movement would become the basis for the bridge-openeing device that would create a 30' x 40' high opening in the bridge span.
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![Vice Grip Clamp Tool.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_e2c8862585fe47988fb52467ab300085~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Vice%20Grip%20Clamp%20Tool.jpg)
LARGE MOUTH
VICE GRIP PLIERS
![Cabinet Hinge #2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_e931a042e83147db8979cf84892d69ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_67,h_37,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Cabinet%20Hinge%20%232.jpg)
![Cabinet hinge #1.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_62ba126b1dde47618962a10e96219d89~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Cabinet%20hinge%20%231.jpg)
EUROPEAN CABINET HINGE
![hedge trimmer photo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_6a818fd38040406787c006aef83674c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_134,h_53,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/hedge%20trimmer%20photo.jpg)
ONE HANDED
HEDGE TRIMMER
![Vice Grip movement CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_b02bd6f996a941a39aa023a899796c83~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_44,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Vice%20Grip%20movement%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
LARGE MOUTH VICE GRIP PLIERS MOVEMENT
![One Handed Hedge clipper movement CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_0f9fe66dd8f240f0a4ecf5b0e8d78c64~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/One%20Handed%20Hedge%20clipper%20movement%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
ONE HANDED HEDGE CLIPPER MOVEMENT
![European Cabinet Hinge Movement CAD drawing.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3040_cce5504aec934a4ebe9ba1f5b40fb1d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_46,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/European%20Cabinet%20Hinge%20Movement%20CAD%20drawing.jpg)
EUROPEAN CABINET HINGE, MOVEMENT FROM DOOR CLOSED TO DOOR 90 DEGREES OPEN
COMBINATION TABLE
( 3 movement analogies combined with 3 bridges and the necessary modification and transformation of the bridge structures necessary)
MECHANISM
(European Cabinet Hinge)
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
(Adapting the mechanism and the stayed-cable bridge structure to work together to accommodate movement and a 30' x 40' opening)