Week 3: Modified Plan Concept

Original 'India' Cruciform Plan

When faced with the cruciform plan of what appears to be a religious establishment of some kind, my first instinct was, in allowing this form to come through an elevation and plan, to revert to the 3-Dimensional crosses explored in the perspective drawing exercises.

Cruciform Adapted into 3D Crosses

Initial Adaption: Plan

Initial Adaption: Elevation

 After talking at some length with my tutor, and given the nature of my conceptual mash-up, it was decided that my bridge itself should both house the school and be the moving element, opening and closing spaces as it shifted across the valley. Thus, the cruciform design began to take a back-foot in my design process, influencing only the external truss structure.

Moving Elements Example

Secondary Bridge Adaptions

Space Partition Planning