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Wave Bridge - Pedestrian / Cycleway

Wave Bridge - Pedestrian / Cycleway
Engineer / Architect: Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner
Contractor: Works Infrastructure
 P1020301_1.JPG 1.McIntosh Timber Laminates Ltd rose to the challenge that became North Shore City’s “Wave Bridge.” Unique glue laminated rib components were manufactured and then geometrically crafted to varying lengths in McIntosh’s facility in Auckland.
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2.Once grouped in a specific order they emerged into an undulating sinuous form. 3The ribs become more than purely aesthetic additions; serving as a shield from the busy traffic, giving real as well as perceived safety to pedestrians, and providing a sheltered outlook onto the mangroves and the Onepoto domain. 4.With the aspect of visual pollution an important driver, the ribs conceal the concrete beam of the underlying structure and allow for the bridge to be completely camouflaged within the natural mangrove environment.
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