New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
A new pair of skyscrapers linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built in Copenhagen Harbour with construction due to start in 2016.
The unusual new design is the work of New York-based architect Steven Holl and will feature an angled bridge 65m above the water’s surface.
The bridge needs to be high up in order to allow enough room for cruise ships to safely pass by below.
The two hotel and office towers will be joined by the angular bridge, which will be supported by steel cables allowing people to walk or cycle across.
Designs for the quirky news building show that the bridge will be coloured in bright orange and yellow and will be lit up a night to create reflections on the water below.
Holl’s architecture firm was selected to build on the site back in 2008 but the project was delayed for economic reasons.
This isn’t the first building with bridges that the architect has worked on. In 2009 his ‘Linked Hybrid’ was completed, comprising eight towers linked by bridges in Beijing, China.
Image credit: Steven Holl
H/T: Dezeen
