I have long been looking into dynamo structural components and had made tower structural components with scripts but not an entire working structure. I wanted to work with a minimalist approach and reduce the number of supports required as much as possible.
I have long been inspired by the Engineer and Spectacular Architect Santiago Calatrava. This bridge was inspired by Calatrava´s Margaret Hunt Hill bridge and a similar bridge that was installed beside one of my high schools in Burnaby B.C. I have fond memories of being amazed by the structure and how it worked. Since then I started to pay more attention to structures and that lead to my studies of Engineering at Western University in London Canada.
This bridge was created entirely via #Dynamo components, all made with code then imported as instances or structural members depending on their category into #Revit. It was critical to my learning path to start modeling purely with code and learn how to manage the data associated with #Dynamo. I will continue to model entirely on #Dynamo in order
This was my first structural/civil application and it turned out better than expected. Multiple tension wires were installed on either side in order to keep the right amount of tension and structural rigidity. This allows the unique raised curve to be suspended over the river Seine in this case.
I felt it was important to use a realistic location and so I compiled the area around the river Seine in Paris and modeled it as accurately as possible. If you look carefully it is possible to see classical architecture as well as a gothic cathedral in the background.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoyed reading this week´s post. If you have any questions or feedback I am open to suggestions perhaps also on other designs to make.
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