3Dementia
Senior Member
Designer: Nathaniel Addison and Khalid Al Nasser
Bridge Type: see description
Project Description: see below
Poll: attached
Images: attached - *images have been re-sized by moderators]
DESCRIPTION
Our bridge design was derived by focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the site. The Bridge connects the dense residential towers with the much-needed mixed-use neighborhood to the north, across the tracks. The south side of Front Street has no obvious connection point so we were concerned with creating an activity node that could draw pedestrian traffic towards the base of the residential towers; a dead site with no reason to explore. To achieve this we placed a green space on the bridge, drawing reluctant crowds to cross the conceptual barrier created by the rails, elevated highway and the wall of condominiums. The park elevates until it has reached the pier, creating a comfortable space where people may stop and relax.
The structure of the bridge was inspired by the iron, trussed, Bathurst bridge. By using similar materials, a conceptual east-west axis is created that links the new bridge proposal with the industrially derived bridge on Bathurst. This axis may be extended slightly to incorporate Old Fort Yorke, an easily missed landmark. The complicated truss beneath the grassed area was imagined as another experience, from beneath. It provides a dramatic view for GO train riders heading west as they emerge from the tunnel.
IMAGES
Bridge Type: see description
Project Description: see below
Poll: attached
Images: attached - *images have been re-sized by moderators]
DESCRIPTION
Our bridge design was derived by focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the site. The Bridge connects the dense residential towers with the much-needed mixed-use neighborhood to the north, across the tracks. The south side of Front Street has no obvious connection point so we were concerned with creating an activity node that could draw pedestrian traffic towards the base of the residential towers; a dead site with no reason to explore. To achieve this we placed a green space on the bridge, drawing reluctant crowds to cross the conceptual barrier created by the rails, elevated highway and the wall of condominiums. The park elevates until it has reached the pier, creating a comfortable space where people may stop and relax.
The structure of the bridge was inspired by the iron, trussed, Bathurst bridge. By using similar materials, a conceptual east-west axis is created that links the new bridge proposal with the industrially derived bridge on Bathurst. This axis may be extended slightly to incorporate Old Fort Yorke, an easily missed landmark. The complicated truss beneath the grassed area was imagined as another experience, from beneath. It provides a dramatic view for GO train riders heading west as they emerge from the tunnel.
IMAGES