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Bi-Icosahedral Floating Bridge
3rd Year - RIBA Part 1
26.01.2012 - 27.01.2012

Brief
To investigate structural methods to design and build a widespan model.
Two day practical, team based project

Concept
Using only tension and compression, tensegrity offers an incredibly strong structural method.

Design
By combining and skewing icosahedrons into one tensile structure, this provides a scalable solution to widespan bridges. Any number of icosahedrons can be fused together to span longer distances, in this example we have used two. The bridge does not require vertical compression members to touch the ground, instead there are just the two end points. This creates a floating bridge suitable for any widespan application. The platform moves independently from the primary structure and there are voids each side to emphasize this separation.
This is a unique design in both structure and design.

Key Software and Skills
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Google Sketchup. Autodesk AutoCAD. Luxion Keyshot.
Photography. Model making. Sketching. Analysis. Teamwork.