Precedent: Moses Bridge, RO&AD Architecten

Architects: RO&AD Architecten
Location: Halsteren, The Netherlands
Client: Municipality of Bergen op Zoom
Material used: Accoya wood
Project Area: 50 sqm

RO&AD Architecten was contracted by Bergen op Zoom to come up with the bridge design for De Roovere. Fort De Roovere is an entrenchment that was part of the West Brabant Water Line – a Dutch defence line consisting of a series of fortresses constructed between the cities of Bergen op Zoom and Grave in 1698. De Roovere went through many renovations in 2010 and one of the main interventions was the deepening of the old moat, an important feature in the fort that gave it so much character. Once the waterline was finally restored, a bridge was then needed to provide access to the fort across the moat. The bridge blends in the landscape so well that you can barely see it from distance. As the structure is partially submerged, the narrow trench only opens up once you are right in front of it. It appears to have divided the moat’s water and the crossing is literally like walking through the water. 

http://landarchs.com/moses-bridge-walking-water/

The design speaks to me as it blends into the surrounding this is what I want my performance space to do blend into the area it is in, in the Holzmarkt. It features as a bridge where people can merge down and become part of the land, and in cold months it freezes over creating a seamless surface for recreational use.