Maribor Footbridge in Maribor, Slovenia

December 18, 2010 Category: Bridges, Urban Design

The Maribor Footbridge designed by Ja Architecture Studio Inc in In collaboration with Tadj – Farzin Studio is located in Maribor, Slovenia. As part of the three catalyst projects to revive the historic riverfront of the city, the city of Maribor host a competition to design a 150 meter long footbridge for walking and cycling on the location of a demolished historic bridge. Ja Studio in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio’s proposal was an effort to re-visit the idea of the bridge as a multi-functional urban surface that resolves its geometry between the structural issues of crossing and spanning and the functional opportunities that may potentially arise from these structural necessities.

The top surface of the bridge would be covered with wood decking that turns to steps on the accessible areas and morphs into a single sloped surface on the steep conditions. The single surface areas will be protected from public access by a combination of steel tube guardrails. The ridge of the surface is a horizontal pathway that forms a datum for the bridge and connects the two sides of the bridge. Drava as the reflection of Maribor As part of the bridge experience would be from underneath, the underside of the bridge is clad with mirror finished copper roofing sheets to both protect the structure of the bridge and reflect the Drava ripples and the colours of historic Maribor clay tile roofs.

Maribor Footbridge design by Ja Architecture Studio Inc in In collaboration with Tadj - Farzin Studio