Arhitekte: RO&AD Architecten
Lokacija: Halsteren, Holandija
Klijent: Opština Bergen op Zoom
Materijal: posebna vrsta drveta Accoya
Površina : 50 m2
Fotografije: RO&AD Architecten
Odbrambeni bedem na jugo-zapadu Holandije, u West Brabant Water Line regiji, obuhvata niz utvrđenja i gradova sa plavnim područjima. Datira iz 17. veka, ali je u 19. veku zapušten. Nakon obnove regije bilo je potrebno napraviti pristupni most preko kanala oko tvrđave Fort de Roovere. Danas ova tvrđava ima novu, rekreativnu funkciju i nalazi se na nekoliko ruta za pešačenje i biciklizam.
Veoma je neprikladno podići most preko odbrambenog kanala, naročito na strani sa koje neprijatelj prilazi. Iz tog razloga mi smo osmislili nevidljivi most. Most je konstruisan u celosti od drveta, zaštićenog folijom. Most je ukopan/utopljen u bedem i kanal, i oblikovan je tako da se utapa u konture predela.
Most se ne može videti iz daljine jer se njegove ivice poklapaju sa površinom vode i zemlje. Kada se približite, pred vama se otvara pogled na tvrđavu kroz uzanu brazdu mosta. Zatim se možete približiti kapiji, kao Mojsije, kroz vodu.
Architects: RO&AD Architecten
Location: Halsteren, The Netherlands
Client: Municipality of Bergen op Zoom
Material used: Accoya wood
Project Area: 50 sqm
Photographs: RO&AD Architecten
The West Brabant Water Line is a defense-line consisting of a series of fortresses and cities with inundation areas in the south-west of the Netherlands. It dates from the 17th century but fell into disrepair in the 19th century. When the water line was finally restored, an access bridge across the the moat of one of the fortresses, Fort de Roovere, was needed. This fort now has a new, recreational function and lies on several routes for cycling and hiking.
It is, of course, highly improper to build bridges across the moats of defense works, especially on the side of the fortress the enemy was expected to appear on. That’s why we designed an invisible bridge. Its construction is entirely made of wood, waterproofed with EPDM foil. The bridge lies like a trench in the fortress and the moat, shaped to blend in with the outlines of the landscape.
The bridge can’t be seen from a distance because the ground and the water come all the way up to its edge. When you get closer, the fortress opens up to you through a narrow trench. You can then walk up to its gates like Moses on the water.
