The Bridge

Large_Black · 23 Jun 2013, 22:58

Hi to all,

it's a lot of time that I doesn't post on the forum and I would like to share with you this series of images made for a contest that takes place in one of the municipalities in the area where I live. It was the realization of a bridge which should rise on a small river.
So, the 'lightness' concept was the main goal we wanted to achieve with this simple structure made of concrete and cor-ten steel, supported by opposite antennas. Choose of colors and materials was made in order to integrate the structure as much as possible within the rural landscape of the places.

3d model was created in SketchUp and rendered in Thea Render using the biased engine, a lot of composition in Photoshop and post with Magic Bullet Looks. The entire images production stage tooks only four hardly days, and the original render size was approx. 5500px wide.

Hope you guys like it!!

Criticisms and comments as always are welcome.

Ciao

Bryan K · 24 Jun 2013, 00:03

Wow! That's really good.

I think you should have posted this in the regular gallery forum.

cotty · 24 Jun 2013, 05:34

Nice concept!

Krisidious · 24 Jun 2013, 10:45

I scanned down looking for the 3D and then realized... It's all 3D. very nice. Really like the concept. I think you accomplished the light goal. It's very appealing and elegant.

pilou · 24 Jun 2013, 10:51

No twisting due the cables are only on each inversed half sides ?

Large_Black · 24 Jun 2013, 11:51

Thanks to all of you guys,

@ Bryan K:
Thanks man, yes I think so,
I've asked administrator for move the post in the right gallery section. Waiting for a reply.
@ Pilou:
From the first mild structural surveys (it is mainly a contest of ideas) we found that the stiffness of the bridge deck body formed concomitantly with its pillars positioned at both ends of the platform is likely to win the torsion exercising by the cables on opposite sides of the roadway, in reality could fit on even without the antennas, but these allow to greatly reduce the amount of steel and the density of the concrete necessary for the structure to hold.

Ciao

boofredlay · 25 Jun 2013, 18:22

Very impressive.

elmer · 26 Jun 2013, 07:26

Very interesting bridge concept and glorious rendering.
4 days work....wow

allanx · 26 Jun 2013, 09:03

This awesome work..great job...

allanx

Large_Black · 26 Jun 2013, 13:25

Thanks guys,

I am very pleased that you enjoyed these images, the result of hard work for 16 hours per day.

Many things can certainly be improved, as the curves at the ends of the bridge (could be much smoother), and the materials (being able to work on and doing some more tests surely I can achieve more realistic results).

But we are not complaining, the important thing is to be paid ....

Ciao

elmer · 26 Jun 2013, 13:34

Oh! Good, I though one day ment 24 hours.....

pbacot · 26 Jun 2013, 15:23

It's great! Thanks for sharing these images here.

tadema · 27 Jun 2013, 21:50

Great set of images. Thea seems to produce a fantastic render.
John

Milo · 27 Jun 2013, 22:31

Very good job. I appreciate the photographic integration because it is not so easy to do. I like your concept but I do not understand the link between cort-en and white masts. Anyway good luck for the contest

Large_Black · 2 Jul 2013, 20:40

Thank you again guys,

@ Tadema: Thank you!
Yes, thea gives a lot of satisfaction, in my opinion has enormous potential, and it seems that the latest release can do remarkable things. The materials laboratory is a little complex, but when you start to pick up confidence you can get impressive results.

@ Milo: Thank you man, image composition and integration of the bridge with the surrounding environment was the hardest of the work, I'm glad that the result is credible. I did not understand what you mean with "link between cort-en and white masts."

Here a wireframe, just to take a look of the structure behind.

Ciao