Bridge the Gate / Puentear la Puerta
Madrid 40°27?59?N 3°41?16?W
We designed a bridge structure to connect different levels of the twin office buildings, also known as puerta de europa, near the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid, Spain. We hope our design would transform the sense of wariness that a gate may typically provoke into a welcoming sense of connection that bridges embody.
PSEUDOCODE
SITE ANALYSIS
Global context analysis of the site with ladybug
North View
South View
FORM FINDING: MINIMUM SURFACE
DESIGN STRATEGY
- Applying Minimum surface to reduce wind load
- Maximizing panel area on the skin of the bridge according to massing solar radiation to harvest sufficient solar power for towers’ daily use
- Accordingly opening apertures for ventilation plus vegetation in order to counter exterior heating effect caused by radiation, providing interior comfort.
FINAL RADIATION
PARAMETRIC SKIN STRATEGY
Apertures According to the solar radiation & shading
FINAL FORM OPTIMIZATION
PANELIZATION & TAGGING
RENDERS
