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Safe Trestles Competition - Boardbridge
Safe Trestles - Open Architecture
Network competition Trestles, aka the Yosemite of surfing, is under threat due to safety and
environmental concerns. Currently, over 100,000 people each year follow
informal trails through marshlands and over a very active railroad
corridor to gain access to the celebrated breaks. These shortcuts have
led to numerous close calls and threaten the fragile ecosystem of the
most pristine natural watershed system remaining in Southern California.
In response, a coalition of concerned groups rallied, and with Nike 6.0
support, a solution became foreseeable, however unforeseen. Enter
Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization that, through a
network of building professionals, brings design, construction, and
development services to communities in need. Together, they launched
“Safe Trestles,” an open-to-all, two-phase ideas competition.The boardbridge Two official entrees, flooding marshes
and a speeding train can not withhold 100,000 enthusiast to pass
through this unique nature yearly. This must be good!A mix of
professional surfers and spectators tackle all the above, looking for
or at the best wave at Trestles.
The two groups have different
interests, the first favour a direct connection between parking and
beach, the latter prefers a relaxed stroll, enjoying spectacular
views and enhancing their knowledge on history and local ecosystems. 'Heavy' traffic using the middle route
is lifted from the lagoon to create a buffering distance. By contrast
the quiet westerly route gradually slopes down to marsh level to be
able to study it from close by and the eastern passage lifts to bluff
level for spectacular vistas over all of Trestles. Before the final
turn, stands are placed in such a way that both the best surf waves
and the most breathtaking sunsets can be seen. Both outside routes twist and loop to
change the viewers perspective continually and focus on many
different spots, like the trestled bridges, phane and expanded
coastline. Some bright blue coloured poles along the route extend
above their neighbours. Attached to them are signs providing
information on these historical, cultural and ecological highlights. Most of the paths are physically
separated, letting each interest group enjoy it's route to the most,
By having the paths cross, split or join at equal level, though, they
can interact, meet and walk along. Automatically this provides enough
length for the routes to be completely accessible.
They are supported by (recycled) wooden
poles, spanning between them are steel cables, with attached to them
the wooden top deck. The outer routes are partly covered, creating a
fence and possibilities for display of event info. By using a
watertight textile which also spans under the routes, water is
collected. Naturally drawn by gravity, the water is collected at the
beach exit. Yearly, the capacity could provide for 30.000 showers! All three routes join at the beach
entry. This is where the restrooms and showers are situated. All of
them removable but connected by a sturdy decks. The restrooms are
covered by the path, providing shade. Combined in these restrooms are
the water reservoirs for both showers and toilets.
During events these decks can be
extended and reprogrammed to suit different needs. In addition, steel
cables textile can be spanned between the different routes for extra
shading or commercial messaging. In a short period of time, nature will
be able to recapture it's ground, reconnect and start to inhabit it's
peaceful renewed environment. Hopefully it will even go a step
further, start to overgrow the structure, use it to shelter under and
to climb into. Imagining the outside paths as 'rails' and the busy
middle route as the 'backbone' of a surfboard, one can recognize an
elegant white graphic, 'framing' the vulnerable green. Showing that
nature and mankind can co-exist and enhance each other, if only you
give them the opportunity. The boardbridge as pathway
to the beach provides much more than a pedestrian solution and a way
of preserving en studying nature. It mental maps an iconic place
along the beach at the spot where the surf is best. It's cheap
and easy construction, durable solution of saving water and the
possibility of creating ecosystems makes it a surf spot with a
backbone.
Joost van Bergen – Jan Bart Bouwhuis
Network competition Trestles, aka the Yosemite of surfing, is under threat due to safety and
environmental concerns. Currently, over 100,000 people each year follow
informal trails through marshlands and over a very active railroad
corridor to gain access to the celebrated breaks. These shortcuts have
led to numerous close calls and threaten the fragile ecosystem of the
most pristine natural watershed system remaining in Southern California.
In response, a coalition of concerned groups rallied, and with Nike 6.0
support, a solution became foreseeable, however unforeseen. Enter
Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization that, through a
network of building professionals, brings design, construction, and
development services to communities in need. Together, they launched
“Safe Trestles,” an open-to-all, two-phase ideas competition.The boardbridge Two official entrees, flooding marshes
and a speeding train can not withhold 100,000 enthusiast to pass
through this unique nature yearly. This must be good!A mix of
professional surfers and spectators tackle all the above, looking for
or at the best wave at Trestles.
The two groups have different
interests, the first favour a direct connection between parking and
beach, the latter prefers a relaxed stroll, enjoying spectacular
views and enhancing their knowledge on history and local ecosystems. 'Heavy' traffic using the middle route
is lifted from the lagoon to create a buffering distance. By contrast
the quiet westerly route gradually slopes down to marsh level to be
able to study it from close by and the eastern passage lifts to bluff
level for spectacular vistas over all of Trestles. Before the final
turn, stands are placed in such a way that both the best surf waves
and the most breathtaking sunsets can be seen. Both outside routes twist and loop to
change the viewers perspective continually and focus on many
different spots, like the trestled bridges, phane and expanded
coastline. Some bright blue coloured poles along the route extend
above their neighbours. Attached to them are signs providing
information on these historical, cultural and ecological highlights. Most of the paths are physically
separated, letting each interest group enjoy it's route to the most,
By having the paths cross, split or join at equal level, though, they
can interact, meet and walk along. Automatically this provides enough
length for the routes to be completely accessible.
They are supported by (recycled) wooden
poles, spanning between them are steel cables, with attached to them
the wooden top deck. The outer routes are partly covered, creating a
fence and possibilities for display of event info. By using a
watertight textile which also spans under the routes, water is
collected. Naturally drawn by gravity, the water is collected at the
beach exit. Yearly, the capacity could provide for 30.000 showers! All three routes join at the beach
entry. This is where the restrooms and showers are situated. All of
them removable but connected by a sturdy decks. The restrooms are
covered by the path, providing shade. Combined in these restrooms are
the water reservoirs for both showers and toilets.
During events these decks can be
extended and reprogrammed to suit different needs. In addition, steel
cables textile can be spanned between the different routes for extra
shading or commercial messaging. In a short period of time, nature will
be able to recapture it's ground, reconnect and start to inhabit it's
peaceful renewed environment. Hopefully it will even go a step
further, start to overgrow the structure, use it to shelter under and
to climb into. Imagining the outside paths as 'rails' and the busy
middle route as the 'backbone' of a surfboard, one can recognize an
elegant white graphic, 'framing' the vulnerable green. Showing that
nature and mankind can co-exist and enhance each other, if only you
give them the opportunity. The boardbridge as pathway
to the beach provides much more than a pedestrian solution and a way
of preserving en studying nature. It mental maps an iconic place
along the beach at the spot where the surf is best. It's cheap
and easy construction, durable solution of saving water and the
possibility of creating ecosystems makes it a surf spot with a
backbone.
Joost van Bergen – Jan Bart Bouwhuis
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