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So Dutch firm RO&AD architecten designed an invisible bridge. Its construction is entirely made of wood, waterproofed with EPDM foil. The bridge lies like a trench in the fortress and the moat, shaped to blend in with the outlines of the landscape. The bridge can't be seen from a distance because the ground and the water come all the way up to its edge. When visitors approach, the fortress opens up through a narrow trench. Pedestrians can then walk up to its gates like Moses parting the waters.
Project architect: RO&AD architecten
Contributing architects: Ro Koster, Ad Kil, Martin van Overveld
Client: Municipality of Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Structural Engineer: Adviesbureau Lüning
Contractor: AVK-bv
Materials: Accoya Wood, Angelim Vermelho
Total area: 50m2
Total Building costs: € 250,000
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