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Project • By Ferrier Marchetti StudioBridges

Xujiahui Pacific Footbridge

The pedestrian bridge continues the urban connectivity strategy initiated with the T20 project. Ferrier Marchetti Studio Ferrier Marchetti Studio Designed as a suspended garden, it links major buildings across the Xujiahui district, ensures safe circulation, and introduces a new kind of urban experience. It offers an elevated, seamless route, integrating planted areas and panoramic views over the city.  Ferrier Marchetti Studio Ferrier Marchetti Studio Forming a loop above the intersection, it rises 8 meters above ground and connects the church, park, subway, shopping center, and key landmarks. Its fluid design follows the rhythm of urban flows, unfolding like a continous green ribbon.  Ferrier Marchetti S... More

Project • By Brauen Waelchli ArchitectesHeritages

Joux-Verte footbridge

One of Europe’s first arch dams, built in 1695, crossed the upper reaches of the Eau-Froide river, creating an artificial lake that enabled large quantities of water to be released onto timber piled up downstream, propelling it 900m further down the valley where it was used in salt mining and production. The dam remained operational until 1896, collapsing when the river flooded in 1945. In 1981, the ruins were declared “nationally important” and were restored. Brauen Wälchli Architectes, Marc Schellenberg Brauen Wälchli Architectes, Marc Schellenberg As part of the creation of a discovery trail, Brauen Wälchli Architectes designed a suspended footbridge with a commanding view of the dam and the va... More

Project • By OOO “ADM” - "Architecture Design Modeling"Parks/Gardens

VIEWING PLATFORM

The uniqueness of the place and the ethical and aesthetic responsibility for living in the place in parity with nature are realized by the authors as a strategic worldview based on natural processes that are sustainable in their development. The language of architecture of the viewing platform, addressed to the nature of the living, is a biomimetic aesthetic that has an artistic potential, which is a bridge that allows one to explore and combine the natural and the artificial. The most important object of our perception in this place is nature itself: the Yenisei River, the spurs of the Sayan Mountains, and a cozy pine forest through which we get to the riverside. These key magnets, in which unique and large-scale man-made objects are insc... More