Pedestrian Bridge
| Building Typology: | Transport, Infrastructure |
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| Location: | Bochum |
| Country: | Germany |
| Planning / Construction Period: | 05/1999 - 10/1999 |
| Order type: | New Building |
| Client: | LEG Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft NRW GmbH, Dortmund |
| Project Participants: | Structural engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann, Frankfurt am Main Light Art: Achim Wollscheid, Frankfurt am Main |
| Scope of Services: | Architecture |
| Cost: | 1.0 Mio. € |
| Awards: |
Renault Traffic Design Award 2003 BDA Award for Good Buildings 2003 |
The footbridge connects two raised plateaus of a new park on the site of the former KRUPP steelworks. The 100 metre-long bridge forms the final part of a circular path within the West inner-city park, and in conjunction with the Canyon it forms the gateway to the Century Hall.
The V-shaped supports, which transfer their loads to large blocks, not only highlight the gateway aspect, but also convey the idea of crossing the valley on stilts.
The night-time illumination was developed as an interactive project together with lighting artist Achim Wollscheid. Movement sensors detect people crossing the bridge and a computer program converts this information into control impulses for the lighting, causing the light to follow people playfully as they walk across.