Beach Project--Bridge

The first project I got in Dundee University is Beach Project. We went to Tentsmuir’s beach on 13^th of September.

In the site research I find out it is a really intereting place. It is a good example of how people could make up for nature. Therefore in this project we are only allowed to recycled local material.

This project is located on Tentsmuir’s beach. It required the architect to design and built together. The requirments are clear in a group of four or five people using the available material to complete the design by hands with in one day. Firstly my group was planning to make a small nest on the island. The weather looks good at first but while we are working on the nest it began to rain. The rain caused water level rising which immediately change the site. On the one hand the island is not big enough for a nest on the other hand the bridge we had built for small nest became the most convenience link. Seeing people pass over again and again we began to wander why do not us built a bridge? It is more functional and bridge is always a special part of architectural design. So for repect to the site we spend next couple of hours to achieve this idea. The main materials we use were branch and two wood blocks. Several bottles were placed in the water for supporting the board.

 

 The left side of our bridge

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