seele: Capricorn Bridge

The Capricorn Bridge skyway in Düsseldorf spans a road with a steel structure and triangular glass panes on which a car drives

A polymorphic steel-and-glass skyway spans between two buildings in Dusseldorf’s Media Harbor. The design of the skyway is based on an enclosed grid shell. Steel polygons, longitudinal ribs and diagonals form the steel structure for the trapezoidal and triangular insulated glass units. A central pillar supports the cantilevered arms of the bridge.

نوع الواجهة

Steel-and-glass design

مقاول

Pirol Holzstraße GmbH & Co. KG

مهندس

osd – office for structural design / Wilhelm & Partner

مهندس معماري

Gatermann + Schossig Architekten GmbH

جوائز

Iconic Award Innovative Architecture 2021

Inside the Capricorn Bridge skyway is an illuminated path for pedestrians. The outer shell consists of glass panes, the supporting structure is made of steel tubes

The Capricorn Bridge skyway connects to a building with a partly red façade and crosses a road. The underside of the skyway consists of white panels

The illuminated Capricorn Bridge skyway with steel supporting structure amidst illuminated office buildings in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour at night.

A glazed central steel column carries the loads of the 35 m long skyway. Since the two cantilevered arms of the bridge on either side of the column have different lengths (12 vs 20 m) and angles, the structural engineering was accordingly complex. The visible kink in the bridge’s plan ensures a precise connection to both buildings.

#صنع بواسطة سيلي

Enclosed pedestrian bridge — steel substructure — trapezoidal and triangular double insulating glass units plus 2- and 3-ply glass laminates

530 sqm

envelope of the skyway

40 t

steel frame

insulating glass units

8.1 x 3 m

size of 3-ply glass laminates

skyway in dusseldorf

capricorn bridge links office buildings

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