As seen from the Deans office, the bridge itself supports itself along and against the cliff face. As shown here, there is a clear correlation to structure here as there are huge beams and struts holding the bridge up. As well as using the cliff face as a cantilever and the bridges overall flowing design, a sense of natural integration and accommodation is found. Both natural aspects, i.e the cliff and structural aspects, I.e the beams both work together to hold up and support the bridge and its spaces up, and correlates with the Mashup theory of the importance of structure and environmental/natural integration.
The floors of each of the spaces on the bridge are not always the same level, and is flowing downwards towards ground level. The bridge is a different idea to the traditional bridge that take you from one side of the valley to the other, but takes the visitor along and through the valley space, rather than across it. This not only maximises the space of the rooms of the bridge, but allows the visitor to see that the bridge does not aim to obstruct the valley's flowing movement, but moves along with it, thus strengthening the natural integration aspect of my concept and theory.
Here, the bridge's central space wraps around a large mountain in the valley, and continues to the other side. The bridge envelops and takes into the account the natural contours and geography of its surroundings and integrates them into its design. The existence of then large group of struts and beams under and above the structure helps to emphasise structure and how it has melded itself to suit the bridge and its shape. Both structure and nature work together to keep the bridge cantilevered and line against the terrain.
This is the bridge as seen from the folly area. The folly is just below the bridge area, and is right in between both elevators. It is the mediation point between the naturally integrated and flowing school to the structurally focused deans office. The deans office is a stark contrast to the school, as it has a lot of jutting out beams and columns that help to emphasise its structural focus in the valley area, whereas the school itself has a flowing and naturally inclined design.
The folly area is the joining space of these two startling contrasting spaces, and I feel, it is a suitable and accurate approach to the meddling of architectural theories in my architectural mashup concept. As shown here, this is the relative position of the folly on the ground to the bridge and the deans office.
Both elevators move down to the valley floor and meet at either side of the folly area.
The folly's design is a mixture of both natural and structural ideas and is a perfect representation of the Mashup concept I proposed regarding a strong link between natural integration and structure.
(From previous post about the folly's design):
"In the folly, I sought to morph the idea of structure and nature a integration, I.e. my Mashup theory into one space. In the folly, there are supporting beams and a shuttered roof to represent and show the significance of structure and its importance in supporting and keeping the folly in once piece. The natural integration is shown though he four opened spaces around the structure. Here, I placed natural elements such as trees and rock in these spaces to show that nature is part of the structure and space. The openness of the folly integrates and emphasises affiliation to nature and allows penetration of nature into the structure."
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