Urban Splash footbridge competition, New Islington, Manchester
Client: Urban Splash
Status: Competition entry |
The competition brief was for a footbridge for a new canal junction in the regeneration area of New Islington in Manchester near to the Sport City complex. The bridge needed to span 2 aspects of the canal and thus land in three different places.
Our proposal was for a sickle shaped dish which appears to cut a new mouth into the canal junction, recalling the historical cutting of the canal network. This circular element has a profiled section to negotiate the various site levels and is suspended from a huge corten steel arm, thus allowing unrestricted access beneath for boats.
key points
- design fully DDA compliant
- the bridge hardly appears to touch the towpaths, further portraying a moving, cutting motion
- the rusted appearance of corten steel makes reference to Manchester's industrial heritage
- competition entry in association with Thornton Tomasetti (structural engineers)
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