Newcastle Botanic Bridge
The primacy of ecology is emphasised in this unique green bridge which sweeps across a major route into Newcastle city centre, cradling a new botanic garden high above the road. The design is for a highly sustainable structure which will give the public access to the University of Newcastle’s extensive collection of plants. The internal space, 12m tall, is divided into a series of temperature zones defined by screens dropping vertically from the roof structure. Planting will be zoned by latitude, with tropical plants clustered at the centre of the span, allowing visitors to acclimatise before entering the central zone and lessening heat loss with the cooler zones acting as thermal buffers. The bridge provides an iconic intervention on an important gateway to the city, repairing the link between the Town Moor and the city’s heart, and ultimately with the River Tyne itself.
- Date:
- Concept 2002
- Location:
- Newcastle, UK
- Client:
- University of Newcastle
- Value:
- £12 million
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