The worlds first helix bridge, built in Vlaardingen, Netherlands from 05-09. It is a pedestrian bicycle bridge, designed by West 8 urban architects.
'The bridge was prefabricated on site in a specially erected temporary shed of stacked containers. Its construction comprises 400 steel tubes that were welded together and then galvanized and painted red to create a unique and dynamic structure. The three-dimensional truss of the bridge twists on its horizontal axis. This twisted space frame construction absorbs the user in a continually changing experience of perspective. The rectangular frame at the bridge entrance evolves into a double-height diamond form in the middle. A transparent cathedral of steel becomes a new rest and meeting place along the footpaths and bicycle network.'
As different as it may be, for some reason it seems to create a flow, or that connection we are looking for. As it is a bridge at the end of the day, it is fulfilling its purpose of creating a link or connection, as well as representing the connection within us. Design that makes you think.
http://www.west8.nl/
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