EL PUENTE IIT(2021)

Amazonas forest is a natural paradise that had to overcome a lot of difficulties to be where it is right now. The bridge project follows that concept. I wanted to make a clear cut in the environment, something that from far away seemed like a solid and nitid intervention but when you get inside you could find a difuse space without an end.

Conceptually, the bridge is a box filled with different-sized columns that follow determined grids to create spaces inside of it. I play with the diferent densities and heights to determine the use of spaces and to guide indirectly to the people with the views.

The main aim of the bridge is to promote the cultural relations between the two villages separated by the river. The plan includes activities such as a dance hall, an arts class, an exhibition room, a market or a rest spot with hammaques.

The meeting with the floor is solved with a curved slope, which follows the line of the whole project, and which favors motorcicles to cross the river. Also, the columns are considered also as supporting elements, in that way, they can hold elements such as the hammaques and the fabric cover of the market.

It’s an enormous cultural element that can offer not only an easy and fast way to cross the river, but also a world of culture and sharing between the inhabitants of Amapa and Pará.

South section and elevation

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