Another version, this time for San Francisco, involves the renovation of the Bay Bridge which, via
Inhabitat, is
"...currently undergoing a massive renovation as an aging section of the East Bay span is replaced with a new one, and the old conduit has fired up architects’ imaginations for new ways to use the soon-to-be abandoned space. Inspired by the success of New York’s recently opened High Line Park, Rael San Fratello Architects haver proposed a hanging neighborhood and sky park complete with 1.92 miles of bicycle paths, climbing walls, gardens, and meadows."
:: images via Inhabitat
In addition to the staging of the bridge deck for recreation and other uses, my favorite aspect of this proposal is the somewhat
Gibsonian habitation of the underside of the bridge with an organic grouping of hanging pods clinging above the river... it's like I'm back in college reading
Virtual Light once again... wondering if a girl like Chevette Washington was out there somewhere....
:: image via Inhabitat
1 comments:
bluestone bridge abutments in melbourne australia are used for rock climbing - great to see this often underutilised space being considered
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