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Footbridge across the Black Rivulet Brook
Footbridge across the Black Rivulet Brook
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Footbridge across the Black Rivulet Brook
Czechia
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$0 - 10K
Walking through the forest, along the Klínova cesta, a hiking trail. Ascending. The higher we rise, the more the trail below our feet narrows. Thickening forest. Massive trees surrounding us on all sides. All at once, the path twists, the branches give way and across the trail runs the ‘Black Rivulet’ - Černá strouha. Right before our gaze there opens up an enchanting view into the valley, and the slopes opposite us to the south. At our feet, the water roars as it falls sharply downward, from the heights of the rising peaks. We have reached the site of our footbridge.
The trail we have walked on naturally copies the terrain of the slope. As such, the bridge has been twisted using its two main girders, to allow the path to follow the direction intended by nature. Of course, this is not a place that you simply want to walk through. The view through the trees into the distance, the roaring brook below us and the waterfall at our backs: it is an open invitation to stop and enjoy the beauty. And so, along with the bridge, we have offered a place to slow down, to take a rest.
The area is prone to avalanches; hence the task was to design a new bridging structure that could withstand heavy snowfalls. We created a bridge without any protrusions or overhangs. A bridge that covers a seven-metre span and naturally links two points ending at differing height levels. We made use of a higher inner girder, allowing the bridge to run along its upper edge, which is turned directly towards the mountain valley. In the meantime, the bridgeway between the two girders rises gradually, at the end merges with the horizontal line of the seating and the two sections are joined together with the adjoining trail as it continues onward.
The main load-bearing structure is formed by bent steel strips transversely linked by rolled IPE profiles, which support the other wooden layers. These are made from cedar wood, the qualities of which exceed most of the usually accessible timber materials. Connecting elements are hidden on the lower side of the structure.
We have created a footbridge of many connections, rendered with the humility that the beauties of the Krkonoše National Park truly deserve.
The bridge was planned and hand-built by students of the studio Mádr – Malošíková at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague, as part of a design-build project in collaboration with the Administration of the Krkonoše National Park.
Photo: Martin Čeněk.
The trail we have walked on naturally copies the terrain of the slope. As such, the bridge has been twisted using its two main girders, to allow the path to follow the direction intended by nature. Of course, this is not a place that you simply want to walk through. The view through the trees into the distance, the roaring brook below us and the waterfall at our backs: it is an open invitation to stop and enjoy the beauty. And so, along with the bridge, we have offered a place to slow down, to take a rest.
The area is prone to avalanches; hence the task was to design a new bridging structure that could withstand heavy snowfalls. We created a bridge without any protrusions or overhangs. A bridge that covers a seven-metre span and naturally links two points ending at differing height levels. We made use of a higher inner girder, allowing the bridge to run along its upper edge, which is turned directly towards the mountain valley. In the meantime, the bridgeway between the two girders rises gradually, at the end merges with the horizontal line of the seating and the two sections are joined together with the adjoining trail as it continues onward.
The main load-bearing structure is formed by bent steel strips transversely linked by rolled IPE profiles, which support the other wooden layers. These are made from cedar wood, the qualities of which exceed most of the usually accessible timber materials. Connecting elements are hidden on the lower side of the structure.
We have created a footbridge of many connections, rendered with the humility that the beauties of the Krkonoše National Park truly deserve.
The bridge was planned and hand-built by students of the studio Mádr – Malošíková at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague, as part of a design-build project in collaboration with the Administration of the Krkonoše National Park.
Photo: Martin Čeněk.
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