Table of contents:
- Natural climate controlled bridge house in Australia
- Chinese bridge house
- House-bridge in Iran was built by order of the Shah
- House-bridge in Canada looks light and bright
- The house-bridge in Italy is extraordinarily beautiful
- American Bridge House is original outside and inside
- Another bridge house in Canada
- The bridge house in Germany is like a gingerbread
Video: Architect's Fads: Bridge Houses from Around the World to Stay the Night
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
It is not known who first came up with the idea of combining such a seemingly boring structure like a bridge with a house, but this idea is as ingenious as it is insane. All over the world, in different cultures and in different eras, bridge houses have been built, are being built and will be built. These bizarre symbiosis cannot but delight. The most beautiful and original of them are true masterpieces of architecture.
Natural climate controlled bridge house in Australia
Built in Adelaide by architect Max Pritchard, this project has won many international architectural awards. The narrow long building (110 m long and 2 m wide) is a bridge house thrown over a ravine.
Natural thermoregulation in the house allows the use of artificial heating to a minimum, and an air conditioner is not needed at all. As the long sides of the house face north and south, the low winter sun from the north heats the black, insulated concrete floor, keeping it warm all night. The double glazing of the windows also allows you to retain heat.
Steel screens shading the windows from the sunny side, as well as special ceiling ventilation, help to keep cool in hot summer. Thus, if you open the windows on cold evenings and nights, and leave them closed during a hot day, the coolness in the house will be kept from morning until dark.
Chinese bridge house
A long and very beautiful pagoda-like bridge building located in the Guangxi Autonomous Region of China.
This log house, dating back to 1912, was built without nails. The building is not residential, but it can be safely called a house, because it houses stalls, and locals, crossing this bridge from one village to another, often stop here to take a break.
House-bridge in Iran was built by order of the Shah
The Haju Bridge in Isfahan was built on the foundations of an old bridge over the Zayande River by order of Shah Abbas in the middle of the 17th century. It is very graceful and decorated with magnificent tiles. The building is recognized as a masterpiece of Iranian architecture. For a long time, poets have written poems about this picturesque structure.
The bridge consists of 23 arches; inside the building there is an area for pedestrians and carriages, as well as pavilions where you can sit and relax, and at the same time enjoy the views. By the way, this structure also has the function of a dam.
House-bridge in Canada looks light and bright
This residential building was built near Toronto, on the lake. Its length is 38 meters, from each end there is a concrete support-foundation, installed on the shore.
The lightness of the bridge is given by the light cedar lining, which it is upholstered both outside and inside.
In the central part of the house-bridge there is a wide terrace, which serves as both a resting place and an observation deck.
The house-bridge in Italy is extraordinarily beautiful
This residential bridge over the Arno River in Florence is perhaps the most beautiful of its kind. Residential buildings seem to be stuck into the bridge on both sides.
All this splendor stands above the water on massive arched structures. It is noteworthy that this bridge is very old: it was built back in 1345 by the Italian architect Fioravanti on the site of the old wooden one destroyed by the flood.
At the bottom of the bridge, in the old days, there were butchers' shops, which later changed the jewelry rows. In this regard, the bridge even began to be called "Golden".
American Bridge House is original outside and inside
This Connecticut country house, while looking like a bridge, is not in function. But it can be safely called a bridge, since it has two supports, and the entire main part of the building seems to be hanging in the air.
The building is very modern and full of very original architectural and design solutions - for example, a "double" living room, which is on one side inside the building and the other outside.
Another bridge house in Canada
This bridge connects two rocks by the sea and is very harmoniously and originally fitted into the landscape, despite its modern appearance (the building was built 11 years ago). Transparent walls and panoramic windows allow you to admire the sea view.
The geothermal hydraulic heating system and the use of solar energy make the building even more "natural" and environmentally friendly.
The bridge house in Germany is like a gingerbread
The Kremerbrücke Bridge is very ancient. At first it was wooden, and in 1325, when it was completely dilapidated, the builders replaced it with a stone one. In the old days, there were dozens of small houses-shops, today there is also trade here. But if earlier it was possible to buy mainly groceries here, now in this gingerbread multi-storey bridge they sell mainly souvenirs.
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