Not to be outdone by New York City ’s beloved High Line ( thefinal , most unwieldy phaseof which open this fall ) , Washington DC isplanning its own elevated park , which will sail over the Anacostia River on a former freeway bridge . Four vision for the park have been released as part of a competition . And they ’re all very exciting for the metropolis .
The squad behind the11th Street Bridge Park , as it shall be distinguish , rescued the aging bridge deck from destruction with a vision to transmute the roadway into a public place . But where the High Line is a splinter of a park slicing through a metropolis , DC ’s parking area offers much more elbow room to wager : The resulting area includes about three football field ’ worth of real estate , plus the challenge of resculpting the connections where the bridge see the ground in two very different neighborhoods . No wonder thesefour firms had so much play . The architects picked to move frontward with their design will be selected in October . May the clownlike green win . [ ArchDaily ]
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to a great extent programme with recreational opportunities , environmental groups , public art exhibition , and cafes , this parking area proposal aims to become the center of the communities it strides , not just a connector . The waterfalls at the center will act as a filtration gimmick to scavenge the river .
Stoss Landscape Urbanism/Höweler + Yoon Architecture
Perhaps the most traditionally High Line - esque of the cluster , this proposal is all about the estimation of “ pass over , ” with multiple path slicing through park to take the air from one side to the other . There are also several banked lawn which act as park space and also seating for large events as needed .
Balmori Associates/Cooper, Robertson & Partners
Designed around three major themes—”the Thread , ” “ the Walk , ” and “ the Clasp”—this dodging is all about bringing together the two neighborhoods at either side of the bridge circuit and giving residents a shopping centre in which to unite in the center of the river . Interestingly this proposition exit much of the trestle desolate , allow for more link to the water .
Wallace Roberts & Todd/ NEXT Architects/ Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Perhaps the most dramatic proposal of marriage features a large performing arts space at the middle of the bridgework with a lacy canopy that arches over the entire span that also provide spectre for sunny day . On one bank is the Water Garden , a comprehensive urban agriculture land site and educational center .
Images : Bridge Park Design Competition
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