Series
AP175.S1
Description:
Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
1990-1996
Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996
Actions:
AP175.S1
Description:
Series 1, Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1990-1996, documents the design, conception and construction of a third bridge for Rotterdam over the Nieuwe Maas River. The bridge connects the Kop van Zuid neighborhood, located on the south side of the river, to Willemsplein, located on the north side. The bridge is considered as a landmark in Rotterdam’s landscape. The Erasmus Bridge was a formative project in the thinking of UNStudio. It was originally supposed to be designed by architect Maarten Struijs who was the city of Rotterdam principal architect and who is responsible for the concept of the neighboring Willem Bridge. Ben van Berkel came later into the project and was hired as a designing consultant along with architect Wim Quist. Ben van Berkel proposed design was selected allowing him and his firm, which was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau at that time, to supervise the conception and construction of the project, from the original concept to piers design to the selection of every item of bridge furniture such as traffic lights, bridge camera and handrails. The bridge was designed to fit the distinct character and industrial past of Rotterdam. The construction of this landmark was one component of a larger redevelopment project, coinciding with other major developments in the city of Rotterdam. The goal was to develop a dense urban intervention on the southern shore of the Nieuwe Maas, in the Kop van Zuid neighborhood. This explains the implication of UNStudio in the planning of urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river and their work for Spido, a ferry company operating on the Nieuwe Maas, work spaces and parking garage. This commercial building was designed by the firm and also hosts The Grand Café and Jazz Café. This commercial building is integrated to one of the bridge pillar on the north shore of the river. For the design the firm used AutoCAD to work along with engineers and to conceptualize 3D models. They also used the software to evaluate the circulation flow of drivers, pedestrians and streetcars, measuring its impact on the structure and the urban configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The records contain sketches for bridge and pier design, plans and sections for pier, Spido and bridge, architectural and construction details created by engineering companies for every component of the bridge, from drawbridge, to cable car system, to bridge furnitures such as traffic light, handrails and cameras and photographs documenting the research for precedent and the original configuration of the neighborhoods on both sides of the river. The record contains AutoCAD plans, details and sections for both the bridge and Spido parking garage. The records also contain one physical model: a small scale plastic, glass and metal model of the bridge.
Series
1990-1996
Project
AP013.S1.D218
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for a building bridge in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1940 and 1941. File contains index cards, a preliminary drawing, a detail drawing, a mechanical drawing, and a textual document.
1940-1941
Connecting Bridge for Royal Victoria Hospital
Actions:
AP013.S1.D218
Description:
File documents an executed (?) project for a building bridge in Montréal, Québec. Material in this file was produced between 1940 and 1941. File contains index cards, a preliminary drawing, a detail drawing, a mechanical drawing, and a textual document.
Project
1940-1941
PH1988:0435:017
ca. 1935
Side elevation for a bridge
DR1981:0021:012
ca. 1784
DR1981:0004
1752
Project
AP032.S2.SS3.D13
Description:
Drawings and documents concerning the Irvine Coast Bridge in Newport, California.
1989-1990
Irvine Coast Bridge (Newport Coast Project)
Actions:
AP032.S2.SS3.D13
Description:
Drawings and documents concerning the Irvine Coast Bridge in Newport, California.
File 13
1989-1990
born digital
Quantity:
2 DVD(s)
PH2005:0033
Description:
The film is about the Forth railway Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The box contains the original DVD and a security copy as well as a written note by Dieter Appelt. Video and sound are choppy.
2003-2004
Forth-Bridge-Cinema Metric Space
Actions:
PH2005:0033
Description:
The film is about the Forth railway Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The box contains the original DVD and a security copy as well as a written note by Dieter Appelt. Video and sound are choppy.
born digital
Quantity:
2 DVD(s)
2003-2004
works of art
works of art
1800
textual records
textual records
photographs
ARCH82092
circa 1947-2002
photographs
circa 1947-2002