The design of Flowin’, the new pedestrian bridge for Moganshan Town over the Fuxi River, begins with a careful analysis of the chosen project site. The generation of the form was guided by a series of parameters: the relationship with the anthropic and natural context, the tectonics, and its structural behaviour.
Project name
Flowin’ Footbridge
Architecture firm
Barberio Colella Architetti + Angelo Figliola
Location
Moganshan Town, China
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba, V-ray
Principal architect
Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella
Design team
Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella, Angelo Figliola
Collaborators
Zhenghui Chen
Visualization
Barberio Colella Architetti
Client
Deqing County Cultural Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Infrastructure › Footbridge
Barberio Colella Architetti + Angelo Figliola designed a 3D printed structure that embeds architectural elements from Abu Dhabi's and Emirates’ traditional architecture, such as elegant vaulted spaces, vernacular shading devices (Mashrabiyya), and cold-water basins and waterfalls. The vault is composed of several stereotomic blocks made of desert s...
Architecture firm
Barberio Colella Architetti
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tools used
3D printing (binder jetting)
Principal architect
Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella
Design team
Maurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella, Angelo Figliola
Collaborators
Angelo Figliola
Visualization
Barberio Colella Architetti
