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| PROJECT:
Temple Quay Pedestrian Bridge |
| LOCATION:
Bristol, UK |
| CLIENT:
Undisclosed |
| BUDGET:
£2.1M |
| COMPLETION:
2008 |
AWARDS:
Institution of Structural Engineers Structural Award for Pedestrian Bridges, 2010: Winner
RIBA Award, 2009: Winner
ACE Engineering Excellence Awards, Highly Commended 2009
Competition Win, 2002 |
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The
pedestrian and cycle bridge link a proposed new mixed use development
with the existing town, Bristol Temple Meads Station and new hotel development.
Materials and artificial light studies are central to the design. The
construction is a stressed skin arc of stainless steel, which lands on
haunched abutments at each side of the floating harbour. The arc of the
bridge picks up light from the sky and water, changing with the weather
and the time of day. The interior of the bridge holds LED lights, which
make the whole structure glow at night to reveal the hidden ribs of the
internal structure.
The competition judging committee wrote:
‘Architecture, Engineering and lighting are beautifully combined
as the simple elegant structure that the brief envisaged'. |
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