This competition-winning design crosses the Baakenhafen at Hafencity, a groundbreaking redevelopment of the former docks area of Hamburg. At 157 hectares, Hafencity is Europe’s largest inner-city development and has been designed to embrace the highest standards of sustainability, an ambition which is also reflected in the bridge design.
The bridge is conceived as a deceptively simple fluid form, spanning the dock as a legible component of the planned new Lohsepark landscape corridor. It is a functional connection providing efficient traffic, cycle and pedestrian routes and an additional leisure amenity for pedestrians.