2 Moving Elements

The first moving element of my design is smart glass as the exterior of the bridge. The purpose of the smart glass is to control the amount of light allowed into the structure. This will be achieved by having the glass respond to changes in light and heat through the use of automatic photosensors. As the amount of light increases the glass will be increasingly translucent, whilst as the light decreases it will become transparent.

The second moving element is the hinged open glass windows on either end of bridge. The purpose of the windows will be to increase ventilation and create a cross breeze. The windows will be able to open up to 90 degrees but will only be open at smaller angles for a controlled wind flow.

The moving element of the windows is evident through the use of Sketchup images.

Unfortunately, whilst I wasn't able to convey the change in opacity for the smart glass in Lumion which results in the images both looking the same.

I was able to convey the change in the exterior glass through the use of a recording in which I change the opacity in Sketchup.