Danjiang Bridge Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Studio London Zaha Hadid Architects, working with Leonhardt, Andrä & Partner and Sinotech 10 Bowling Green Lane London EC1R 0BQ Engineering Consultants, have won the international competition to design the T +44 20 7253 5147 new Danjiang Bridge in Taipei for the Directorate General of Highways, Taiwan, F +44 20 7251 8322 R.O.C. [email protected] Located at the mouth of Tamsui River that flows through the capital Taipei, the www.zaha-hadid.com Danjiang Bridge is integral to the infrastructure upgrading program of northern Taiwan. The bridge will increase connectivity between neighbourhoods and reduce through-traffic on local roads within local town centres by linking the Highways 2 and 15, with the West Coast Expressway (Route 61) and Bali-Xindian Expressway Danjiang Bridge (Route 64). By also reducing traffic from the congested Guandu Bridge upriver, the Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Danjiang Bridge will greatly improve the northern coast traffic system and enhance accessibility throughout the region with the rapidly expanding Port of Taipei/Taipei Design Description & Project Team Harbour, the region’s busiest shipping port. The Danjiang Bridge will also allow for the extension of Danhai Light Rail Transportation (DHLRT) system over the Tamsui River to connect the town of Bali and the Port/Harbour with Taipei’s public rail network. The Tamsui River estuary is a natural environment flanked by the urban centres of Tamsui to the East and Bali to the west. The estuary is rapidly growing in popularity with both residents and tourists as a recreational area where people gather each day to watch the sun setting over the Taiwan Strait. The cable-stayed bridge design minimises its visual impact by using only one concrete structural mast to support the 920m road, rail and pedestrian deck made from steel. The Danjiang Bridge will be the world’s longest single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge. The mast is designed and engineered to be as slender as possible and positioned to offer the best structural performance, avoid impeding the navigability of the river and also minimise any interference with the views of the sunset from popular viewing points along the river. This single-mast design also minimizes structural elements in the riverbed in accordance with the increased protection programs of the estuary’s ecosystems. Zaha Hadid Architects with Leonhardt, Andrä & Partner and Sinotech Engineering Consultants placed first in the competition. CECI and Nippon Engineering Consultants placed second; Aecom Asia and Resources Engineering Services placed third, MAA Group and Cowi placed fourth, with Oriental Consultants with Pacific Engineers & Constructors and Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants and Pacific Consultants with Taiwan Engineering Consultants and Yuang Engineering Consultants placing joint fifth. Project Data: Total Length: 920m Height of Supporting Mast: 175 m Structure: Concrete supporting mast with steel road/rail/pedestrian deck Spans: 450m (to the West of the supporting mast) 175m (to the East of the supporting mast) Project Team: Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) Design (ZHA): Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher Project Directors (ZHA): Charles Walker and Manuela Gatto Project Architect (ZHA): Shao-wei Huang 69 House, Derwent New Office: Registered 3749443. No England in Registered Architects. Hadid Zaha t/a Ltd Hadid Zaha Design Associate (ZHA): Paulo Flores - 73 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TA. Lead Designer (ZHA): Saman Saffarian Project Team (ZHA): Evgeniya Yatsyuk, Paul Bart, Sam Sharpe, Silviya Barzakova, Julian Lin, Ramon Weber Lead structural engineering consultancy and JV Partner: Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner (Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner, Beratende Ingenieure VBI AG , Germany) Local engineering consultants and JV Partner: VAT Reg. Sinotech Engineering Consultants (Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd, Taiwan, R.O.C.) No. 743 7288 09 743 Lighting designer: Chroma33 Architectural Lighting Design (Taiwan, R.O.C.) Animation: ‘MIR’ and ‘Morean’ (construction sequence) Renders: ‘MIR’ and ‘VisualArch’ .

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