Project
De Sporen De Sporen
Rail and car bridges across the medieval Dieze Rive
The new bridges across the Dieze River, initially seeming isolated, will soon become the vibrant Water District of 's Hertogenbosch. While the initial design was basic, our ambitious design study led to five bridges that enhance the urban landscape and set the tone for future development. Despite the cost, the municipality, ProRail, and the Province of North-Brabant embraced the design, resulting in a valuable addition to the city.
Project details
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- LocationDen Bosch - Nederland
- ArchitectMarius van den Wildenberg
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Project Description
The new rail and car bridges across the medieval Dieze River arrive in a sort of no man’s land. But appearances are deceiving. This area will develop in coming years into the Water District, the living, working and leisure area of ‘s Hertogenbosch. The technical reference design was unfortunately just simple concrete slabs on top of a forest of columns. Our design study and associated design guidelines show another ambition: five bridges that by their careful positioning strengthen the urban fabric and by their industrial design set the tone for the planned urban development in the area. This ambition is very expensive. The municipality, ProRail and the Province of North-Brabant chose for the design anyway, happily for the city. Since the last bridge was completed in 2015, you can now see for yourself the value of the extra investment. What a place!
