henderson bridge in singapore a new elevated walkway that connects mount faber park and telok blangah hill park image © designboom henderson waves, jointly designed by RSP architects planners & engineers and IJP corporation, is singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge and was awarded this year’s design of the year for the president’s design award at the singapore design week 09. standing at 36 meters above the ground, in an iconic, sculptural leap spanning across singapore’s henderson road.
based on the principle of parametric design, this new visual symbol has attracted the community to its walkways and shelters. its three-dimensional surface integrates structure and form in a unique wave that undulates dramatically over and under the bridge deck and creating sheltered seating areas inside every upward curve.
with the sensitive use of natural organic shapes and materials such as wood and steel, this structure helps unite the city’s southern ridges, which are comprised of a nine-kilometer chain of green open spaces spanning the rolling hills of mount faber park, telok blangah hill park and kent ridge park before ending at west coast park.
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view from the bridge towards mount faber park image © designboom
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close-up view of the 57-meter wide central upwave span structural ribs image © designboom
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bridge at nighttime photo by teong mee chen courtesy president’s design award singapore 2009
image courtesy the architects
drawing by: RSP architects planner & engineers / IJP corporation, UK image courtesy the architects
henderson waves credits: architecture: liu thai jer (qualified person) yang soo suan (project director) raymond hoe lawrence ler bing huan teong mee chen RSP architects planners & engineers ltd
george liaropoulos-legendre (director) IJP corporation ltd, UK
client/masterplanner: urban redevelopment authority
civil & structural engineers: lai huen poh (qualified person) RSP architects planners & engineers ltd
paul scott adam kar taylor consulting civil and structural engineers, UK
mechanical & electrical engineer: squire mech pte ltd, singapore
quantity surveyor: KPK quantity surveyors (singapore) pte ltd
lighting consultant: parsons brickerhoff ptd ltd, singapore
main contractor: evan lim & co ptd ltd
concrete: ah boon civil engineering & building contractor pte ltd
timber: venturer pte ltd
steel: TTJ design & engineering pte ltd
M&E: hoong kong pte ltd
signage: fuji signcrafts industrial pte ltd
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I think walk on it It is very interesting but I dont know why use wave connect the park!
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I wanna Bungee from it!!!
this makes me long for the same level of commitment to beauty, design and functionality here in the US. I couldn’t imagine the powers to be in my town ever considering such a decision. The night shots are my favorite.
definitely a skateboard tease =(
In New York city a bridge like this would have high fences to prevent people from throwing stuff over or jumping…
Skateboarding in Singapore? You must be high.
You won’t be after they cane you.
(Nice use of materials & design, though.)
first thing that came to mind… skate spot