Westersingelbrug

Type

Client

Location

Year

Collaborators

Gemeente Rotterdam

Rotterdam

2019

Anouk Vogel (co-designer)
Van EE Staal (builder)
Jeroen Musch (photography)


Westersingel bridge is built using sustainable and honest materials treated with fine detailing. It is designed to serve as an ornament for the city and a reflection of its architectural heritage surroundings.

The shape of the bridge is defined by the flow of pedestrians entering from Kortenaerstraat, moving across the water and spilling out to exit right and left in the green surroundings of the Westersingel.

The sober yet, organic form echoes the character of the neighborhood and lends the bridge its contemporary and romantic appeal. Its profile is curved slightly to allow the maintenance boats to pass underneath and just enough to emphasize the effort of crossing the bridge. The brass profiles of the bridge resonate with the bronze public artworks set along the Westersingel.

Westersingel Bridge was nominated for the Rotterdam Architectuurprijs 2016.

↑ The Y-shape of the bridge was the most effortless solution to connect the Kortenaerstraat with the two pedestrian paths on the other side of the Westersingel.
↑ The section is generated by the demands for accessibility and the possibility to pass underneath the bridge with a maintenance boat.