Yuandang Pedestrian Bridge
Architect: BAU
Location: Shanghai, China
Type: Bridge
Year: 2020
Photographs: Zhu Runzi
The following description is courtesy of the architects. The Yuandang Pedestrian Bridge celebrates the coming together of Jiangsu Province and Shanghai. The 586m bridge is a hybrid structure incorporating landscape, infrastructure, and architecture. It is located in a key location where the two jurisdictions meet. The figure of the bridge resembles a ribbon and echoes water ripples on the Yuandang Lake below. Trees and shrubs are incorporated in the bridge, giving the appearance of a floating garden connecting the two banks.
The six-meter-wide bridge deck is divided into three bands: cycling path, vegetation band and walking path. The winding bridge has three widened sections for resting and enjoying the lake view. Taking inspiration from local sculptural traditions, the bridge’s pavilion explores contemporary mathematics modeling to create a porous wall that is both sculpture and playground. The bridge is a dynamic ensemble, integrating ecology, transportation, landscape, and culture.
Watch video of the Yuandang Bridge below
Project Details
- Project Status: Completed
- Location: Qingpu, Shanghai, Suzhou Jiangsu, China
- Year: 2020
- Construction Cost: CNY 86,000,000
- Typology: Urban design, public landscape
- Program: Pedestrian bridge, pavilion, bicycle path
- Project Leader: Huang Fang
- Team: Berry Pan Linlu , Zhu Qizhen , Yan Xiaoxi , Guo Liexia, Shi Zhengting, Sheng Bailu, Zhao Zheng, Peng Li (structure engineer), Kong Yang (structure engineer)
- Invested by: China Three Gorges Corporation
- Client: Construction Bureau of Fen Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai Qingpu District Water Conservancy Management Institute
- General coordinator：Yangtze River Delta Ecological Integration Development Demonstration Zone Executive Committee
- Engineering: Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
- Contractor: CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.
- Photographer: Zhu Runzi
- Video: Dera (Construction footage provided by CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.)
