2012: Transforming the Bridge | 12314

Team: Oyat Shukurov, Anastasia Belinskaya

Location: Moscow, Russia

Overview: The main problem of the site is the low connectivity of its parts. It is particularly surprising if one take into account such a strong visual connection represented by the bridge itself. Secondary problem is the lack of “green” transportation options between the neighborhoods on the banks of the Cuyahoga River.
Our solution can be viewed in two ways. The first is functional: we saturate the lower level of the bridge with bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure such as shops, cafes, bicycle parkings, public areas, scenic viewpoints. In addition, we propose the creation of a versatile
node of cycling activities connecting downtown, Ohio City, the exhibition halls on the west bank, the parks and the existing and planned trails in them. The second feature is spatial: the proposed structure intertwines around the bridge as if enlivening it. Plastically opposing but conceptually similar it consists of bicycle paths supported by shrouds fixed to the columns, which visually continue the downtown to the West.