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Intertwine Bridge
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Concept
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25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
UNFOLDING OVER THREE DIFFERENT CONTEXTUAL CONDITIONS: THE URBAN AXE, THE GREEN PATH, AND THE TOOLKIT SYSTEM EXTENDED THROUGHOUT BOTH SHORELINES, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SOFT MOBILITY OPTIONS LINK TWO COMMUNITIES.
In Reykjavik, Iceland, while the bridge over Fossvogur is a unique and iconic structure, its character and essence are rooted in making the shoreline accessible to the community. This new gateway from one community to another is activated with programs that showcase the region's cultural and natural features.
From divider to connector
The primary aim of the bridge over Fossvogur is to improve the transport connections between Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The bridge is a key project in developing the area’s public space and is designed to be part of the city's bigger plan with recreational, ecological, and tourist activities in mind.
The project works as an anchor as it is rooted inside both sides of the bay creating a continuous connection with the existing roads along the shores, while the bridge itself works as a bundle of paths that are intertwined together by the two ends of the bridge. Acting as a starting point for whole new waterfront development and unfolds over three different contextual conditions: urban axe, the green path, and the toolkit (new functions).
Designed to become a landmark attraction, is intended to support environmentally friendly transport options in the area like public buses, cyclists, and pedestrians under the goals of the city plans. The intertwined bridge aims to enrich the experience of cyclists and pedestrians, providing different focal points at different moments of the trip and a stronger relationship with the surrounding landscape.
As branches, the hovering structure bends and turns. The design builds upon and connects to the existing paths on both sides of the shore and creates a new topography for the public to engage and explore. Suggested programmatic elements are also extended along the shoreline to encourage visitors to spend time on the bridge and the neighboring communities throughout the year.
The project works as an anchor as it is rooted inside both sides of the bay creating a continuous connection with the existing roads along the shores, while the bridge itself works as a bundle of paths that are intertwined together by the two ends of the bridge. The intervention is unfolded over three different contextual conditions: the urban axe, the green path, and the toolkit system. While paying all respect to Borgalina plan design principles including the street dimensions and the relationship between the different lanes as well as the crossings.
The soft curves of the bridge are tailored to the speed and movements of the many pedestrians and cyclists crossing it daily. The intertwined form is utilized to enrich the experience of cyclists and pedestrians, providing different focal points at different moments of the trip and a stronger relationship with the surrounding landscape.
The structural idea is inspired by the organic geometry of the waves, resulting in concrete arches creating one continuous wave line that gets a lower amplitude when it gets closer to the shore securing the sloppiness needed for the deck as well as creating a visual resonance with the meanders and the ripples of the moving water surface of the bay.
In Reykjavik, Iceland, while the bridge over Fossvogur is a unique and iconic structure, its character and essence are rooted in making the shoreline accessible to the community. This new gateway from one community to another is activated with programs that showcase the region's cultural and natural features.
From divider to connector
The primary aim of the bridge over Fossvogur is to improve the transport connections between Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The bridge is a key project in developing the area’s public space and is designed to be part of the city's bigger plan with recreational, ecological, and tourist activities in mind.
The project works as an anchor as it is rooted inside both sides of the bay creating a continuous connection with the existing roads along the shores, while the bridge itself works as a bundle of paths that are intertwined together by the two ends of the bridge. Acting as a starting point for whole new waterfront development and unfolds over three different contextual conditions: urban axe, the green path, and the toolkit (new functions).
Designed to become a landmark attraction, is intended to support environmentally friendly transport options in the area like public buses, cyclists, and pedestrians under the goals of the city plans. The intertwined bridge aims to enrich the experience of cyclists and pedestrians, providing different focal points at different moments of the trip and a stronger relationship with the surrounding landscape.
As branches, the hovering structure bends and turns. The design builds upon and connects to the existing paths on both sides of the shore and creates a new topography for the public to engage and explore. Suggested programmatic elements are also extended along the shoreline to encourage visitors to spend time on the bridge and the neighboring communities throughout the year.
The project works as an anchor as it is rooted inside both sides of the bay creating a continuous connection with the existing roads along the shores, while the bridge itself works as a bundle of paths that are intertwined together by the two ends of the bridge. The intervention is unfolded over three different contextual conditions: the urban axe, the green path, and the toolkit system. While paying all respect to Borgalina plan design principles including the street dimensions and the relationship between the different lanes as well as the crossings.
The soft curves of the bridge are tailored to the speed and movements of the many pedestrians and cyclists crossing it daily. The intertwined form is utilized to enrich the experience of cyclists and pedestrians, providing different focal points at different moments of the trip and a stronger relationship with the surrounding landscape.
The structural idea is inspired by the organic geometry of the waves, resulting in concrete arches creating one continuous wave line that gets a lower amplitude when it gets closer to the shore securing the sloppiness needed for the deck as well as creating a visual resonance with the meanders and the ripples of the moving water surface of the bay.
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