knight architects bridge fans open over londons paddington basin

photo edmund sumner

all images courtesy of knight architects

five fabricated steel beams form the deck of the structure

photo edmund sumner

the bridge opens in a way similar to that of a traditional japanese fan

photos edmund sumner

shaped counterweights assist the bespoke mechanism and reduce the energy
required to move the structure
photo edmund sumner

Merchant Square Footbrige, London

Program: pedestrian bridge
Architect: Knight Architects
Contractor: Mace
Consultants: AKT II (Structural Engineer),
Eadon Consulting (Mechanical, Hydraulic and

Electrical Engineer), Studio Fractal (Lighting

Design), Townshend
El puente, ms all de ser una herramienta que ayuda a los ciudadanos de la zona a
cruzar el canal, es tambin un elemento de contemplacin, ya que al momento en que
queda elevado se torna una pieza escultrica de caracter cintico, que a su vez se

Landscape Design
(Landscape Architects)
Steel fabricator: SH Structures
Client: European Land & Property Ltd
Completion: September 2014
convierte en un identitario de la zona.