CONNECTIVITY BRIDGE: CREATING DESTINATION UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORTS 6000 Universal Boulevard Orlando, FL 32819
Creating Destination through the creation of a museum of local art and history. Integrating tourist and locals to create common ground.
SECTION PERSPECTIVE (NOT TO SCALE)
GRASSHOPPER DEFINITION
The 950 foot pedestrian bridge span and exposed structural system is made possible due to the natural characteristics of structural steel. Such as:
NAME: Grasshopper Techniques 1: Surface Panelization/Panel Component Design and Control CREDIT: Elmastudio LOCATION: http://blogs.cornell.edu/ adaptivesystems/6_tutorial-3/ BASIS: Parametric model (truss) operating in three dimensions. INTENTION: To create the structural steel system throughout the bridge.
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Long Span Exposed Flexibility
INTERVENTION
CONSTRUCTION TYPE: STRUCTURAL STEEL
EXISTING
FLOOR PLAN LEVEL II
CURRENT SITE BRIDGE (NOT TO SCALE)
120’
60’
30’
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FLOOR PLAN LEVEL I 1. PAVILION/ GALLERY SPACE 2. OFFICES 3. RECEIVING AREA/ STORAGE 4. VERTICAL CIRCULATION/ EMERGENCY EGRESS R. RESTROOMS
SITE PLAN- BIRD’S EYE VIEW (NOT TO SCALE)
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120’
60’
30’
Entrance to pavilion is possible from both levels. Through the ramp floor an aperture occurs were people are anchored in. Through the suspended floor people will engage the ancillary function trough both sides. This strategically placed circulation makes the museum an experience from multiple points of entry. Furthermore, the central circulation satisfies code compliance for emergency egress (As is in current structure)
MESH COMPONENT (SHOWN WHITE) TRANSLUCENT COMPONENT THAT SHIELDS FROM THE ELEMENTS BUT DOES NOT OBSTRUCT VIEWS
CONTOUR COMPONENTS MEASUREMENT TOOL OF EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES
STRUCTURAL SKIN DIAMOND SHAPE STRUCTURAL STEEL SYSTEM (TWO JOINED TRUSSES WITHOUT MIDDLE SEGMENT) WITH ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE TO DEPTH AND SPAN DEPENDENT OF LOCATION
PATH PARAMETERS INTERIOR SPACE DEFINITION CIRCULATION/ EMERGENCY EGRESS WATER FEATURE SUSPENDED AND RAMP FLOOR STRUCTURAL COLUMNS STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS SUPPORTS BEND FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SERVE AS A PATHWAY FOR PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO TRAVEL BENEATH
THE CONNECTIVITY PATH EXPERIENCE
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