{"id":1010,"date":"2014-10-27T22:16:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T02:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2023-04-05T04:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:24:28","slug":"sheikh-khalifa-bridge-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/sheikh-khalifa-bridge-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Khalifa Bridge Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheikh Khalifa Bridge Monument
\nSaadiyat Island, UAE<\/h2>\n

Sheikh Khalifa Bridge Monument: Gateway To Saadiyat Island<\/p>\n

The scheme draws inspiration from the spectacular falcons in the UAE region and incorporate elements from the local tradition of architectural pattern-making and rich tradition of tent structures. These influences, in combination with the use of state-of-the art architectural technologies, create a more dynamic and refined design proposal.
\n[vc_single_image image=”1201″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Facade
\nThe Sheikh Khalifa Bridge facade design takes inspiration from the falcon\u2019s wings and local traditional architecture and pattern making. The diamond stainless steel mesh panels which clad the shell\u2019s surface expand and contract with the changing shell surface
\ngeometry, creating an elegant gradient across the entire surface of the bridge installation. In doing so, the gradient of openings creates a dynamic skin, which reacts to the shell\u2019s overall shape and lighting strategy. The translucent mesh panels fi lter solar penetration preventing potentially distracting shadows from forming on the road surface. Acting as a solar fi lter, the translucent mesh openings also create a soft, ambient quality of natural light in the space below the shell.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1207″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]
\nDate:<\/strong>\u00a02009
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Saadiyat Island, UAE
\nArchitect:<\/strong>\u00a0Asymptote Architecture
\nDesign:<\/strong>\u00a0Hani Rashid, Lise Anne Couture
\nProject Team:<\/strong>\u00a0Greg Derrico, John Guida, Oliver Dibrova, Zach Hines
\nClient:<\/strong>\u00a0Tourism Development & Investment Company
\nStructural Engineer:<\/strong>\u00a0Schaigh Bergermann und Partner Stuttgart[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1202″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1203″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1204″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1205″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”1206″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sheikh Khalifa Bridge Monument Saadiyat Island, UAE Sheikh Khalifa Bridge Monument: Gateway To Saadiyat Island The scheme draws inspiration from the spectacular falcons in the UAE region and incorporate elements from the local tradition of architectural pattern-making and rich tradition of tent structures. These influences, in combination with the use of state-of-the art architectural technologies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[44,38],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1010"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1424,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010\/revisions\/1424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zachhines.com\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}