390-meter-long pedestrian bridge made of free formed, block-laminated glulam beams
Project
Winner of a 2010 international design competition, the 390 m-long bridge at Margaretengürtel in Vienna was planned to link two urban parkland area to provide a pedestrian route across a busy traffic corridor. The linear form of the bridge design evolved from the landscape at each end and its massive minimalism stands in counterpoint to the rich architectural language of the neighbourhood, including the historic Margaretengürtel Station building by Otto Wagner.
Semi-Integral block-laminated glulam construction on massive sculptural reinforced concrete supports
Bridge Design
Project data
Client Stadt Wien
Architect Knippers Helbig / Knight Architects
Finalization Competition and preliminary design
Services bridge construction, structural engineering