MVRDV’s dawn bridge provides viewing platform for pedestrians near shanghai
the 24-meter-wide bridge features a low-curve design that aims to add value to its surroundings by fostering social activities.
prefer designboom on googleset to be completed in 2019, MVRDV has won the competition for ‘dawn bridge’, a new 80-meter-long dual use crossing near shanghai. situated in the historical town of zhujiajiao, the 24-meter-wide bridge features a low-curve design that aims to add value to its surroundings by fostering social activities at the riverfront while establishing a relationship with its surroundings.
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MVRDV has kept the height of the structure intentionally low in order to generate a connection with the historical and calm environment. this relation is further enhanced by absorbing the palette of colors and materials found around: the grey asphalt mimics the grey roofs while the white bridge structure recalls the white walls; the reddish wood of houses and boats has been translated into the cover of the pedestrian deck and landings; lastly, the trees situated on top of the deck resemble the green of water and nature.
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‘the vertical alignment of dawn bridge defines a sense of lightness and elegance, and our aim was to provide a graceful low curve above the river that also blends with the landscape,’ says wenchian shi, partner at MVRDV. ‘beyond blending, we wanted to create a bridge that invites public life over and around it and that is accessible to all people whether on foot or on wheels.’
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with noise and air pollution in mind, the middle truss is clad and covered by a new structure that results in a tribune. this grandstand provides a viewing platform and a gathering place overlooking the water. thanks to this, the bridge will not only serve the purpose of linking, but also of generating a new urban item allowing people to gather, celebrate and contemplate the river landscape.
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project info:
location: shanghai, china
client: zhujiajiao municipality
programme: 80m road and pedestrian bridge
year: 2017
design MVRDV: winy maas, jacob van rijs and nathalie de vries
design team: wenchian shi, marta pozo, lorenzo mattozzi with wenzhao jia, cosimo scotucci, jose sanmartin, enrico pintabona, chi zhang, artemis maneka, cai zheli, ray zhu, jammy zhu and alice huang
visualization: antonio luca coco, davide calabrò, giovanni coni and pavlos ventouris
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