Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti by Ge Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
HiriwaWaihanga· 2025
Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti
by Ge Wang
Client: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti
He arawhata hīkoi whakawhiti a Twist Bridge i hangaia i waenganui i te Maunga o Huagai me te Maunga o Fengling i Shunde, Foshan, Haina. I ahu mai te āhua i tētahi pepa kua whirihia, ā, ka huri te papa o te arawhata i te rangi ānō he rīpene. Kāore te taiepa hurihuri e ārai i te tirohanga. Engari, ka ārahi te taiepa i ngā tāngata hīkoi ki te whenua tāone whānui. Ko te roa o te taha o roto he 65.588 mita, ko te roa o te taha o waho he 71.191 mita, ā, ko te whānui he 3 mita. Ka hono a Twist Bridge i ngā ara hīkoi o ngā maunga e rua, ā, ka whakarato i tētahi whakawhitinga haumaru ake i runga ake i te huarahi kei raro.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Twist Bridge Arawhata Hīkoi Whakawhiti he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The design inspiration of Liang Street Huagai Mountain Pedestrian Overpass comes from a twisted paper. It is a connecting station between different spaces in the city, providing people with safer travel, expanding the city's mountain walking path, and allowing the two mountains to be connected. At the same time, it is also the city's landmark, which can make tourists remember it through its unique shape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The inner length of the bridge is 65.588m, the outer length is 71.191m, and the width of the bridge is 3m.
- Tags
- Pedestrian overpass, Transportation building, city gate, living environment
- Production Technology
- The north section is equipped with structural columns, the thickness of the overpass structure is about 450mm, and the thickness of the inclined plane structure is about 200mm, which makes the bridge deck lighter, the structural stability is high, and the cost is relatively low. But this will have some impact on the overall shape.
- Design Challenge
- In terms of design concept, the concept of the entire pedestrian bridge is derived from seemingly ordinary but mysterious paper flowers. This unique twisted design creates a new form of space packaging and enclosure. Its dynamic shape is like a ribbon dancing in the air, adding a unique and bright color to the city skyline.
- Research
- As a place where people can get close to nature, Huagai Mountain walkway attracts tourists and citizens to visit, relax, and exercise, enhancing the city's vitality and improving the construction of the city's natural environment. In terms of traffic flow, the walkway has multiple entrances and exits. It is connected to the surrounding roads, commercial areas, scenic spots, and residential areas, expanding the walking range of tourists and citizens, increasing the number of path options, and making Huagai Mountain a pedestrian transportation hub for people to use. Our bridge construction site is located between Huagai Mountain and Fengling Mountain, both of which are recreational areas for citizens in the city. There is a highway between the two mountains, and the average height difference between the edges of the two mountains and the road is 6.2 meters. To connect the activity space between Huagai Mountain and Fengling Mountains, enhance the accessibility of Huagai Mountain walkway, and improve the spatial experience of citizens and tourists, we built a bridge at this location.
- Inspiration
- From the design concept, the concept of the entire pedestrian bridge comes from a seemingly ordinary but mysterious paper. This unique twisted design creates a new form of space packaging and enclosure. Its dynamic shape is like a ribbon dancing in the air, adding a unique and bright color to the city skyline.
- Project Duration
- Completed in October 2021, located in Fengshan Middle Road, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.
- Operation Flow
- When pedestrians walk on the bridge, the rotating fence is cleverly formed. It is not a visual barrier, but rather like a thoughtful guide, cleverly guiding people to view the open and boundless city landscape. With the movement of vehicles, the change of different distances and angles between the overpass and vehicles makes drivers capture different styles of overpasses every time they look up.
- Team Members
- Ge Wang
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