The approach for the Amsterdam pedestrian bridge by Kamvari Architects challenges the basic principles of a bridge as their design takes on a completely new form as it attempts to create space by looping across the river. They hope that ‘The Rink’ will become a new icon in the city by becoming an active and public node within the city fabric. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Bridges should do more than simply connect. The Rink serves primarily as urban space and a public realm and then as a bridge connecting the two sides of the Amstel River. It creates social and public space on the banks of the river as well as extending this onto the river itself.
