丨IndiaBangalore丨Vijay N,Angad W,Alan D,Arindam D

Foot Over Bridge, Forum Mall

Walking through a lattice that is structural but yet poetic in its form lends an experiential delight to the pedestrian

Shortlisted for

The Merit List 2017

Team: Vijay N, Angad W, Alan D, Arindam D

Foot Over Bridge, Forum Mall

Focus / Design

Type

Public Infrastructure

City

Bangalore

Built Up Area

1000 Sqft

Site

Footbridges give the pedestrian a safe crossover over busy vehicular streets. These simple engineered structures can become beautiful public sculptures that one can walk through where public good, art and engineering can come together. Located in a busy junction, this footbridge provides essential safe passage to pedestrians.

Concept

The architectural character of this bridge is in its triangular geometry, in cross section as well as in composition. Under the skin, the structure is designed as long span base trusses that carry the tubular lattice which holds up the billboard. This transfer of load in triangular geometry is softened by the skin, with curved edges and blunted corners. This complements the core function of the bridge from one that merely aids crossing over the road below to a sculptural and experiential public architecture.