Q:How does our bridge relate to the site?
A: Its structure mimics the effect that the architects wished to create, i.e the resemblance of an insect and a low impact design which does not distract from the rich distinct surrounding area of Canary Wharf.
A: The very nature of a bridge is to unite, to connect two areas which were previously detached and 'distant' from each other. However, it can be said that this bridge in particular also negotiates, as the both areas that joined are extremely different, with different values and ideas that need to be respected.
Q: Is it dominant or passive?
A: One can argue that this bridge stands alone and fulfills a passive purpose. As we have witnessed it purely acts as its main function; a passage way across a boundary. Many people do not stop and observe the bridge and its surroundings but just blindingly walk to their destination. In terms of the environment, this role reverses. The spectacle of the lights across the handrails which illuminate at night creates an object that people stop and notice. It no longer is a service, but it becomes a landmark of it's environment.
Q: What behaviour and communication does it encourage?
A: A day has certain amount of hours that are associated with working routines. We go to work in the morning and tend to come back in the afternoon, meaning that the evening and night is left for our social commitments. This is led to a split in the personality of the bridge.
Having recorded the movement, behaviour and interaction of people with the bridge, we noticed that the rhythm is significantly different. During the day, people have a sole focus which is to get across the bridge as quickly as possible and with minor interruptions.
Whereas at night the environment becomes a social hub of activity. People begin to scan and consume its actual context.
Q: What are it's green credentials? A: Since this is not your typical energy consuming building, it does not have 'green credentials' in the same way. We believe that the structure has been made not as a temporary measure but as a long standing, long serving piece of architecture. Even though it doesn't have any thermal qualities that consume electricity, the lighting that it does have are LED's and are energy efficient.
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