LOCATION: Qingpu District, Shanghai｜

TYPE: Bridge｜

SCALE: total length 46m, bridge length 21m, bridge width 20m｜

DESIGN/ BUILT: 2010 / 2011｜

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeremy San｜

The bridge is located at a unique junction where a kindergarten, an elementary and middle school, and a curved street meet. It is not just a bridge but also an urban space for parents and students alike during morning drop off and afternoon pickup. During the initial design stage, the major concern for the architect was to manage a triage of cars, bicycles, and pedestrian by extending the various lane dividers, and to create a safe and clearly demarcated circulation space for the students and young children. Yet, the bridge design doesn’t just stop at meeting the functional requirements, but also looked at the structural and tectonic logic of the bridge construction as a formal language.