BRIDGE OF DREAMS

Arup Singapore - BRIDGE OF DREAMS

BRIDGE OF DREAMSA COLLABORATION OF ENGINEERING INNOVATION, AESTHETICS AND

SIMPLICITY TO CREATE A FUNCTIONAL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WHICH CROSSES A

RIVER AT MIXIA VILLAGE, YUNNAN. THE KEY CONSIDERATION OF THE DESIGN

IS TO BALANCE SITE AND CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINTS WITHIS TO BALANCE SITE AND CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINTS WITH

FUNCTIONALITY.

ARCHITECTURAL FORMARCHITECTURAL FORMA SLENDER SINGLE TIER BAMBOO DECK SUSPENDED

ABOVE THE FLOOD LEVELS, ENABLES AN ELEGANT

STRUCTURAL FORM WHICH AIMS TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY

INTO THE LUSH, HILLY NATURAL BACKGROUND.

STRUCTURESTRUCTURETHE BRIDGE WAS ELEVATED ABOVE EXISTING FLOOD

LEVELS AND THE GRAVITY SUPPORT SYSTEM (STONE PIER)

WAS PRESERVED TO MINIMIZE GROUND IMPROVEMENT

WORKS . THE MOMENT BALANCED ROPE SYSTEM WAS

USED TO ENHANCE THE SPAN OF THE SINGLE TIERUSED TO ENHANCE THE SPAN OF THE SINGLE TIER

BAMBOO DECK SYSTEM.

SUSTAINABILITYEMPOWERING THE LOCAL VILLAGERS REQUIRES

SIMPLISTIC CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND THE USE OFSIMPLISTIC CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND THE USE OF

RENEWABLE MATERIALS (BAMBOO, RIVER ROCKS AND

NATURAL ROPES) WOULD CREATE THE BALANCE IN BOTH

FUNCTIONALITY AND ECOSYSTEM PRESERVATION. IT IS

ENVISIONED THAT THE EXISTING BAMBOO DECK AND

EXISTING ROCK BASKET CAN INCORPORATED INTO THEEXISTING ROCK BASKET CAN INCORPORATED INTO THE

NEW BRIDGE.

Arup Singapore - BRIDGE OF DREAMS

CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCECONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE

STAGE 1 Construct Gravity Piers STAGE 2 Install cantilevered STAGE 3 Erect Mid Span Segment STAGE 4 Install Tie Ropes

SIMPLE DETAILS

STAGE 1 Construct Gravity Piers STAGE 2 Install cantilevered

approach spans

STAGE 3 Erect Mid Span Segment STAGE 4 Install Tie Ropes

Bamboo Deck Detail

Rope Saddle Detail

Stone Filled Base DetailMid-Span Cable to Deck

connection

CONCEPTUAL TEAM – Arup Singapore (Bridge of Dreams)CONCEPTUAL TEAM – Arup Singapore (Bridge of Dreams)

lLim Keong Liam / Rudi Lioe / Michael Sien / Colin Yip