FLOWING BRIDGES
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF YINGBIN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
This is not merely about one bridge, but a family of bridges, each should feel both like a collective and yet have an individual expression. we devised a simple elegant structural system that can be repeated across different spans of the river and different contexts of ecology and culture along the river. The silhouette of the bridge references classic Chinese bridges.
A larger arch in the middle and two smaller arches on the sides. But we accomplish this form with contemporary materials. And make a simple, affordable structure.
This shape we also feel strongly about, because it is not about a structural gesture as an icon. This simple shape relates to the river below and lifts the people to the highest point – towards the sky. It is about people and about nature. Each ‘end’ of each bridge can culminate in a program that relates to the context along the river bank – be it cultural or ecological in character. Further grounding the bridge in its context as well as adding programming to the area.
FLOWING BRIDGES
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF YINGBIN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
This is not merely about one bridge, but a family of bridges, each should feel both like a collective and yet have an individual expression. we devised a simple elegant structural system that can be repeated across different spans of the river and different contexts of ecology and culture along the river. The silhouette of the bridge references classic Chinese bridges.
A larger arch in the middle and two smaller arches on the sides. But we accomplish this form with contemporary materials. And make a simple, affordable structure.
This shape we also feel strongly about, because it is not about a structural gesture as an icon. This simple shape relates to the river below and lifts the people to the highest point – towards the sky. It is about people and about nature. Each ‘end’ of each bridge can culminate in a program that relates to the context along the river bank – be it cultural or ecological in character. Further grounding the bridge in its context as well as adding programming to the area.