浮桥
The Floating Bridge  

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浮桥连接了两个场所，它是“时间、地点或一种连接过渡的方式”。考虑到这一点，建筑师将北大道大桥改造成一艘停靠在波士顿港口不同海岸的船，它将成为每个滨水区域、岛屿或码头的标志性地标。浮桥会停靠在港湾以激活当地的文化教育和娱乐活动。全年它都变换着停靠在不同的海岸，以“跨越海洋的手”的姿态连接着不同的社区和场所，将来自波士顿各地和周边社区的人们集结在一起。

A bridge connects one place to another; it is “a time, place, or means of connection or transition” (Merriam-Webster). With that in mind, our proposal transforms the Northern Avenue Bridge into a ship that docks at diverse Boston harbor shores, becoming an iconic landmark on each waterfront, island, or wharf at which it moors. When it does, it activates local cultural and educational events and recreational activities at its port of call. Throughout the year it changes shores, thereby connecting disparate communities and places in a “hands across the sea” gesture, unifying people from all around Boston and surrounding communities.



类型的转变：北大道大桥仍将是一座通往海港的桥梁，但它可以随时浮动起来。坐落在六个垂直的浮筒上，由小型马达协调驱动航行。钢结构网在桥的底部创造了一个可居住的空间。

A Typological Transformation: The Northern Avenue Bridge will remain a bridge to Seaport, but it can readily be sent afloat. It sits on six perpendicular pontoons with small motors coordinated to power and navigates its motion. A structural web of steel supports elevates it, creating a habitable space between the bridge’s underside and pontoons.



能源发电机：大桥的两个海港将有嵌入光伏电池(BIPV)的玻璃顶檐篷，并在浮桥之间的通道中放置潮汐涡轮机。产生的可再生能源将储存在防水舱中的大型电池阵列中，可以满足桥梁自身的能源需求。

An Energy Generator: Two of the bridge’s three bays will have glass roof canopies with embedded photovoltaic cells (BIPV), and tidal turbines will be placed in the channels between the pontoons. The renewable energy created would be stored in large battery arrays in waterproofed bays. Thus, depending on the bridge’s energy demands, the bridge could sustain its energy needs.



生动的历史：北大街大桥将在保留其历史意义的同时增添新篇章，将具有公民仪式感，成为城市形象中新的标志性元素。

A Living History: The Northern Avenue Bridge will retain its historical significance while adding a new chapter to its rich history. It will become part of both new and traditional civic rituals that take the form of a new signature element in the city’s iconography.



活动平台的多功能使用：这三个海湾可以举办音乐会、集市、节日、派对、婚礼和其他社区活动。也可以作为学生海洋科学、气候变化等教育和研究项目的平台。车辆根据活动需要推到桥上，如食品车和洗手间拖车等。

A Multi-Use Program Platform: The three bays can be programmed for concerts, fairs, festivals, parties, weddings, and other community events. They can also be platforms for educational and research programs on marine science, climate change, etc., for students. Support vehicles (food carts, informative trailers, restrooms, etc.) can be wheeled onto the bridge as events demand.



码头：这座桥也成为一个浮在港口中间的船坞，可以让来自新英格兰各地的船只停靠，让游客通过桥上下行走。

A Dock: The bridge can also become a mid-harbor floating dock, as its pontoons will allow boats from around New England to dock and let visitors disembark onto the bridge.



建筑设计：Paul Lukez Architecture
地点：美国波士顿
类别：交通 / 水道 / 湿地 / 城市

Architect: Paul Lukez Architecture
Location:  Boston，MA，USA
Category: Transports/waterways/wetlands/cities