Adventure lodge Crossways 2013

B-Tech project 1

INTRODUCTION
The brief requires the design of overnight venue and gathering point ( adventurers lodge) .
The type of event will be mountain biking and possibly king swing or zip line base, hiking.
The structure need to support overnight accommodation for 5 couples and storage ablutions
plus a communal gathering venue.


THE DESIGN
The structure needs to be very lightweight and needs to sit on the slope or landscape lightly.
It also needs to generate its own power and reintegrate any waste into the environment.
Parts of the structure can be suspended etc.
You can use manufactured steel components and timber, rope etc. Combinations of
material .

A zip-line (also known as a death slide, flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway, or aerial ropeslide) consists of a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding onto, or attaching to, the freely moving pulley

 Bungee jumping  is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air-balloon or helicopter, that has the ability to hover above the ground.
 

My Design

I have decided to go with the concept of " Zip Line and Bungee Jumping". In this design we were given a number of different sites to pick from, all of the sites where on the Crossways Farm Village, just outside Port Elizabeth.

The site witch I chose was next to an old unused mail main track bridge, which sat at the foot of the mountain in the corner of the farm. The site has amazing views of the van Stadens River and the N2 van Stadens bridge. The Site is on the boundary of the van Stadens Natural Park. It has amazing wild life and one can't ask for more of a get away!