3D Paper bridge

Before our group task of building the bridge we had to create paper bridge models in 30mins. This was a task to think about how you could make a bridge look and how a structure could be successfully made.

For this bridge I created a square shape just as a basic structure. This was my first attempt at a bridge and I wouldn't have chosen to take this idea any further as it was boring and a triangle would have been a more suitable shape. Also I still needed to think about how people would get onto the bridge as I didn't finish this design. This could have been improved by making the bridge look more exciting.

For this idea I had a curve as the body of the bridge to show different levels and heights to the bridge. Also the ramp created a way for the people to get onto the bridge and this meant that I didn't need to make stairs or any other way for the people to get onto the bridge. The jaggered edged were for decoration and made the bridge have a dinosaur feel. I liked this idea as it looked creative and had a strong structure, however to improve it I could have added some legs under the bridge for extra support.

For this bridge I used a semicircle shape bade to give some cover to my bridge, which made this design different from the rest. I made stairs for the people to access the bridge and two stands for the bridges support. This bridge was very symmetrical in both sides. This bridge was constructed of simple shapes, all circular apart from the stairs and had a basic structure to it. This design seemed very safe however some of the elements of this bridge like the stands under the stairs were used in our final design as a group for out group bridge.

Overall these designs helped with the input of ideas as a group. We took certain elements such as the right hand side structure of the bridge as a ramp on either sides for the remote control car to get on to. We also took the flat surface as shown on the left hand side bridge so that the car could balance. This task was helpful in the creation of our final bridge as we could see what a mini size bridge version would look like and this allowed us to adapt our ideas and improve them.