The geometry of the footbridge continues
two strong directions on each riverside – the throughway of the former storage
building “Kaispeicher B” recently transformed into a ship museum, connecting
access road and harbour, and the main pedestrian axes of an urban park area
generated by the transversal water basin in the north.
The walking surface widens up towards the
middle offering a comfortable area to have a rest and overlook the harbour. The
bridge is not only a link but also a public space opening new perspectives on
the urban landscape.
The transversal section of the bridge is
variable with its biggest section in the middle of the bridge. The bridge seems
to stem itself against the two walls of the river banks.
The structure of the bridge is conceived as
a beam fixed on the river bank in the north and allowing horizontal movements
due to temperature on the opposite side. It forms a box composed by flat steel
plates. The box is accessible for maintenance.
Visually it reminds a hulk referring to the
nearby ship museum.
An important concrete foundation integrated
in the north river bank responds to the torsion being induced by the bend in
the centre. The dissimulation of this effort gives the bridge its magic.