Sprong

This former concrete bridge located on the old entrance of the Technical University in Eindhoven lost it's function by the introduction of a new bridge just 30 meters away. The competition brief was asking for a new function of the bridge, a re-use without compromising the possible future use. Because the bridge is not in use anymore, nature slowly took over with mosses and grasses. To make the most of the bridge as an attractor to sit and relax on, we 'cleaned' the bridge is different ways leaving behind different textures of roughness. The patches of high grasses, mosses, fully cleaned concrete and an additional wooden decks gives a new balance to the bridge where you can sit, hang and play on.
Model
Streetview
Project: Sprong
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Program: Public space, re-use of old bridge
Size: 100 m2
Client: Technical University Eindhoven
Status: Competition (finalist)
Collaboration: Antoine van Erp with Niels Groeneveld
Plan