DESIGN DEVELOPMENT & DIGITAL TOOLS

Starting from a tubular form were carried out formal manipulations in parallel with FEA structural analyses, with the aim of limiting the stresses on the structure. First, a twist adds pre-tension to the bridge, then a tension arch in the lower part provides additional resistance. The arch develops a concept of mystery and unknown by hiding the ending of the bridge, therefore letting one choose a path while being guided by the holy light fracturing the bridge’s upper shell.

In order to accommodate enough pedestrians, the bridge is duplicated, spreading out at the middle and joining at its ends. In the middle, a branch allows for a change of “bridge”, while holding the two tubular systems to tackle lateral wind loads.

Then, by extracting the previous data and architectural intentions, the parametric aperture of each panel of the bridge was determined moments that bears a greater effort sees its structural constitution increase, whereas light and open skeleton appears where the views are to be opened and the guiding light provided.

Teacher J. Ličen

Morphosis Of Forms And Fluidity

The fluidity of the form and its openings is certainly the product of the digital reflection. Situated far from the standard industrial system developed by man, this bridge constitutes an envelope which character is close to the functioning of living beings and bodies. Each aspect of the form translates its reality into a world governed by gravitational forces, flows and light.

In the centre, the structure spreads out and leaves a more open view over the river also allowing the wind to pass through. At the extremities, the bridges meet and the lateral openings gradually close, letting the riverbank become the essential element. In the summer, the structure protects from the sun and provides pleasant shade, drawing on the ground the evolutionary pattern of the rhombuses.