La Academia Bridge
The design for the La Acedemia Bridge is a light-weight, membrane construction of a transparent “roof cloud” over a free-plan geometry. Interior and exterior space blends together into a spatial and functional continuity.
The bridge and the museum interact within the cloud. The structure creates a dynamic image that allows for constant changes in season and time. The bridge becomes an intangible object that hovers above the grand canal.
Location:
La Academia Bridge Museum, Venice
Designed for:
Urban Design Competition VENICE 2006
International Idea Competition
Design:
2006
Design Team:
- Edgar Stach
- Craig Reschke
- David Scott
Design Concept:
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The form changes from a translucent object during the day to a lantern object at night.
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The structural system is optimized as an irregular spatial structure of intersecting steel tubes.
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These generate a cocoon-like spatial framework in the form of a ‘roof cloud‘.
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