Stems of plants resist buckling using low-density foam cores.
Sunflower Stem
Bamboo stem
The research eventually created some really weak designs that couldn't be carried through, but maybe it'll help someone else in studio.
After hitting a design dead-end, i took a step back to look at the big picture hoping i'd get some insight or inspiration for a new design.
After a bit of researching, I found a potential site in Nova Scotia.
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Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The Cabot Trail is a 298km long trail that loops around the Northern tip of Cape Breton. The trail winds and weaves through the perimeter that presents visitors with a breathtaking view of the hills and cove. However, there isn't really any point on the trail where visitors can pause, step out and engage with the water and the scale and the height of the trail in respects to the water. Thus, I propose a platform that allows for visitors to pause. Here is the basic gist of it.
In terms of details;structure and bio mimicry, I have to further investigate it.
As discussed in the review, you should really begin focusing upon ways to a) ensure biomimetics are pronounced, and b) showcase how this is a steel project. With respect to the latter, you really must begin moving away from such solid basic forms and understand the assembly of smaller structural steel components. For the former issue, it may be wise to look to not only natural conditions of cantilever, but perhaps even natural conditions that deal with long spans. For example looking at anything from how insect wings retain their spans to how plants grow from a singly fixed point, these models all embrace long spans that could help you.
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