Marte marte architekten arches schaufelschlucht bridge in austrian mountains

MARTE MARTE ARCHITEKTEN ARCHES SCHAUFELSCHLUCHT BRIDGE IN AUSTRIAN MOUNTAINS photo © marc lins all images courtesy of marte marte architekten AS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF THREE BRIDGES,

MARTE MARTE ARCHITEKTEN HAVE COMPLETED ‘SCHAUFELSCHLUCHT’ ALONG A MOUNTAIN ROAD IN WESTERN AUSTRIA. the monolithic concrete form is composed with curving geometries, which are intended to

display the structural forces it negotiates and express the contours of the land. spanning a length of 16.5 meters over a stream-filled gorge, the arching underbelly rises from a rocky

hillside on its more open side to reach a short tunnel. the bridge passes over a stream-filled gorge photos © marc lins ‘SCHAUFELSCHLUCHT’ IS SITUATED ON A ROAD LEADING TO THE SMALL MOUNTAIN

TOWN OF EBNIT FROM THE MORE MAJOR CITY OF DORNBIRN. it maintains a consistent approach began with the marte marte-designed schanerloch bridge, the first of the infrastructural trilogy

project. in both scenarios, the use of concrete produces a sense of stability and permanence, with tonal and textural qualities similar to the bridges’ rocky foundations. the structure and

its guard rails are cast as one monolithic concrete form photo © marc lins the bridge curves to negotiate travel between the two hillsides’ topographies photo © marc lins photos © marc lins

the roadway passes through a short tunnel adjacent to the bridge photo © marc lins photos © marc lins the thick base on the sloping side arches upward to meet the sheer cliff on the tunnel’s

side photo © marc lins photo © marc lins PROJECT INFO: CLIENT: stadt dornbirn ARCHITECTURE: marte.marte architekten zt gmbh / bernhard marte, stefan marte SUPPORTING LENGTH: 16.5 m TOTAL

WIDTH: 5 m, bis 6.5 m CLEAR WIDTH OF ROADWAY: min. 4.2 m REINFORCED CONCRETE-BOW: minimum thickness 50 cm FOOTING: directly on the stable rock BUILDING COSTS: ca. 450.000€ PLANNING: 2011

     CONSTRUCTION: 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY: marc lins trent fredrickson I designboom aug 21, 2014