Bifurcated Bridge
The Bifurcated Bridge was designed to connect No.16 Morwell Street with the extension of No.36 Bedford Square to help integrate the work of all the sections of the school. It was planned to build the bridge from pre-fabricated timber elements, using a laminate from plywood and glass-reinforced plastics. The indivisual elements were to be CNC-milled and manufactured in a controlled workshop environment. The pre-fabricated parts, were designed as integral segments of the bridge including handrails, deck and side walls. These individual sections would be fitted together using mechanical as well as glued connections that connect the structural balustrade sections along the entire length of the bridge.
Conceptualization and Iteration
Digital Studies
Design Drawings
Full-Size Prototype Structural Test
Location
AA London, United Kingdom
Time
2009
Principal Investigator
Michael Weinstock (Director)
George Jeronimidis (Director)
Christina Doumpioti (Studio Master)
Toni Kotnik (Studio Master)
Team
Emergent Technology and Design Students, EmTech 2009-2011
Architectural Association
London, UK
Collaborators
Buro Happold Structural Engineering
Institute for Computational Design and Construction
University of Stuttgart
Sponsors
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