Project Details
- Project Name
- Lucky Knot Bridge
- Client/Owner
- Municipality of Changsha
- Project Types
- Cultural
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 1,991 sq. feet
- Shared by
- Hanley Wood
- Team
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Bart Reuser
Marijn Schenk
Michel Schreinemacher
John van de Water
Jurriaan Hillerström
Luuc Sonke
Jiang Xiaofei
Wang Jifei
Wang Yan
Zhou Tong
- Project Status
- Built
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
A thousand and one steps
The bridge is a key project in developing the area's public space, and was designed with recreational, ecological and tourist activities in mind. The bridge connects multiple levels at different heights (the river banks, the road, the higher-placed park as well as the interconnections between them). The final shape of the bridge is the result of —literally and metaphorically— knotting all these routes together. "The shape of the Lucky Knot was inspired by the principle of the Mobius ring, as well as by the Chinese Knotting art. In the ancient decorative Chinese folk art, the knot symbolises luck and prosperity," says John van de Water, partner at NEXT architects Beijing. The bridge owes its imaginative appeal to the combining of tradition and modernity.
"The Lucky Knot is more than a bridge and a connection between two river banks. Its success lays in bringing cultures together, and in the fusion of history, technology, art, innovation, architecture and spectacle," adds NEXT architects Beijing partner Jiang Xiaofei.
The Lucky Knot connects, illuminates and entertains. The bridge offers a spectacular view of the river, Meixi Lake, the city of Changsha and the surrounding mountain range. Thanks to its remarkable LED lightshow, the bridge is set to become a landmark attraction in the light route that traces the path of the Dragon Harbour River.
