Point Resolution Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Architect: Warren and Mahoney , 2013. Bridge detail crossing railway tracks.
Auckland Council invited Warren and Mahoney to provide conceptual ideas for a replacement pedestrian bridge connecting Tamaki Drive to Parnell baths and the adjoining headland of Pt. Resolution/Taurarua. The existing bridge, built in the 1930s was suffering severe structural fatigue and with the imminent electrification of Auckland’s rail network, the bridge needed to be raised. The new contemporary Pt Resolution bridge was conceived as a series of three sculpted arches, in turn supporting and cradling a pedestrian deck. Each arch was designed as a three dimensional sculptural element - an exoskeleton to support the pedestrian deck. The deck consists of a simple shaped concrete beam - hull-like in shape alluding to the yachts and the harbour beyond. A glass balustrade above the deck has a white interlayer or frit applied at its base to provide continuity to the concrete deck. The deck is cantilevered out over the harbour to provide a new viewing platform.
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