PROGRAM BRIDGES

SIX BRIDGES ACTIVATE THE RIVERPARK

Unique to the riverpark of Leiria in Portugal is the core public activities are situated on the bridges, making them the main destinations of the park.

Urban: 6 bridges are designed for an activity in the town’s Riverpark. The connect and activate both parts of the city. They are for pedestrians only.
Architecture: The Playground-, The Bar-, The Sofa-, The Picnic-, The Balcony- and the Y-bridge each activate in a different way, facilitating the surrounding existing uses. Strong colors highlight the bridges and their functions.
Landscape: The bridges are the heart of the landscape plan. In the park itself gardens and green fields dominate since the bridges embed the facilities.
Sustainability: The bridges activate the riverbed and therefor create a safe and maintained green park. The intervention to the natural context is minimal by pre-fabrication, minimal foundations and large spans (in steel).

‘bridges as public spaces’

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