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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