Citadelbridge
Type: Bridge Location: Nijmegen Client: Municipality of Nijmegen Team: Michel Schreinemachers, Marijn Schenk, Bart Reuser with Jurriaan Hillerström, Luuc Sonke, Maarten Vermeulen, Ingeborg Kuijlaars Construction: Ingenieurs Bureau Amsterdam (IBA) Status: Preliminary design
The Citadelbridge in Nijmegen is part of the program Ruimte voor de Waal. It connects the new island Veur-Lent and the northern riverbank. The bridge has a recreational function, but is also suitable for emergency services. Its location, in the floodplain, makes the bridge -partially- submerge in the water a few days a year.
The curved bridge becomes an integral part of path structure in the urban riverpark. The bridge deck continues on land, path and bridge submerge. The transition between bridge and path is smooth and gradual. The longitudinal profile is asymmetrical, which makes the lower part of the bridge disappears at high tide. Then the dynamics of the landscape is most visible, the rising water becomes an attraction. Stepping stones, terraces and benches enhance the recreational quality of the bridge.
Melkwegbrug
Type: Bridge Location: Purmerend Client: Municipality of Purmerend Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers with Ronald Rietveld, Jurriaan Hillerström, Agathe Osika, Ieda Alvarez Dogo, Betty Aarts, Michel Mandersloot, Anne-Laurance Ricard, Tom van Alst, Ayelet Kamar, Agata Pięt Collaborator / associate: Ronald Rietveld Landschaparchitectuur Floor area / size: 66 mtr span Cost: Euro 6.000.000,00 Construction: Ingenieurs Bureau Amsterdam (IBA), ABT adviesbureau voor Bouwtechniek Status: Final design
2012-01-20 under construction 2011-05-26 Breaking ground 2011-01-10 start construction 2010-02-01 Start Tender
The Melkwegbrug, a continuation of the Melkweg, is part of the Kanaalsprong master plan and connects the Weidevenne district to the historical city centre of Purmerend.
To conform to the angle of inclination requirements with regard to bicycle and wheelchair traffic, we needed a length of over 100m.
We therefore decided to separate bicycle and wheelchair traffic from pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians cross the canal by a high arch, reach a height of over 12m and stand a chance of a vista: the connection between the old and the new becomes perceivable here.
The bridge thus becomes more than just the fastest possible crossing, it becomes an end and an attraction in itself. Because pedestrian traffic and bicycle traffic are separated, the footbridge can continue the direct line of the Melkweg in the direction of the centre.
The bicycle bridge coils over the water to create sufficient length to limit the angle of inclination of the bicycle path. The section that opens is divided diagonally and consists of two revolving bridge decks.
De Centrale As
Location: Friesland, The Netherlands Client: Province Friesland Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, Joost Lemmens, Jurriaan Hillerstrom, Pieter Mulder, Jurrian Knijtijzer, Wingjim Yick, Anne-Laurence Ricard, Agata Piet with Lodewijk van Nieuwenhuize, Jutta Raith en Frank Talsma Collaborator / associate: H+N+S Landscape architects Construction: Arup bv Status: In progress