© Jeroen Musch
WINTER & SUMMER
Design in progress since 2010
Located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Commissioned by the Municipality of Rotterdam
In collaboration with Johan Selbing
Following the principles of a ‘Ferme Ornée’, these twin park bridges combine function and ornament. Both bridges form a continuation of the path and undulate slightly to allow the passage of small boats. The deck rests on an artificial rock, which is also an allusion to the addition of artifacts such as grottoes in early landscape parks. The ornamental balustrades are both based on a leaf pattern. While the ‘winter bridge’ tends to blend into the landscape through a brittle leaf skeleton pattern, the ‘summer bridge’ imposes itself through a dense pattern of summer foliage. The realisation of the bridges is planned for the end of 2012.