Comments on: Akkerwinde Bridge by OAK Architects http://www.contemporist.com/2009/02/03/akkerwinde-bridge-by-oak-architects/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:36:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: R. G. McKenzie http://www.contemporist.com/2009/02/03/akkerwinde-bridge-by-oak-architects/#comment-198116 R. G. McKenzie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:03:16 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3486#comment-198116 Could it be that with "heaviest load class of 60 tons" you mean "military load class 60" ("a class 60 bridge")? 1) Military load classes are based on weight, but include other factors such as whether the vehicles are tracked or wheeled and how many axles the vehicle has. The class is a number without dimension. A bridge, viaduct, culvert, etc. has four classes: for wheeled or tracked vehicles and for one- or two-way traffic. 2) The momentary maximum military load class seems to be 120, not 60 <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A4rische_Lastenklasse. (Tanks, as well as combat engineers, gain weight with age.) 3) In any case, it"s a nice-looking bridge. The only thing missing is a flyby of a "wooden wonder" (aka "timber terror") Could it be that with “heaviest load class of 60 tons” you mean “military load class 60″ (“a class 60 bridge”)?
1) Military load classes are based on weight, but include other factors such as whether the vehicles are tracked or wheeled and how many axles the vehicle has. The class is a number without dimension. A bridge, viaduct, culvert, etc. has four classes: for wheeled or tracked vehicles and for one- or two-way traffic.
2) The momentary maximum military load class seems to be 120, not 60 <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milit%C3%A4rische_Lastenklasse. (Tanks, as well as combat engineers, gain weight with age.)
3) In any case, it”s a nice-looking bridge. The only thing missing is a flyby of a “wooden wonder” (aka “timber terror”)

]]> By: Eduardo Baroni http://www.contemporist.com/2009/02/03/akkerwinde-bridge-by-oak-architects/#comment-94496 Eduardo Baroni Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:08:10 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3486#comment-94496 Beautiful waste of wood. Beautiful waste of wood.

]]> By: Brent Sunderson (from Sweden) http://www.contemporist.com/2009/02/03/akkerwinde-bridge-by-oak-architects/#comment-94064 Brent Sunderson (from Sweden) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:49:40 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3486#comment-94064 Wow, I'm not sure I've ever seen such big wood beams before. It's stunning. Beautiful. Such a great warm, earthy, organic contrast to the hard pavement of the freeway. It seems to say "Welcome to Sneek! We are warm and friendly!" I applaud the city of Sneek for choosing to build something interesting, instead of just some boring forgettable bridge. The Netherlands already has some great bridges (big and small), I will try to visit Sneek next time I go to the Netherlands, so I can see this bridge in person. Wow, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such big wood beams before. It’s stunning. Beautiful. Such a great warm, earthy, organic contrast to the hard pavement of the freeway. It seems to say “Welcome to Sneek! We are warm and friendly!”

I applaud the city of Sneek for choosing to build something interesting, instead of just some boring forgettable bridge.

The Netherlands already has some great bridges (big and small), I will try to visit Sneek next time I go to the Netherlands, so I can see this bridge in person.

]]> By: Brom http://www.contemporist.com/2009/02/03/akkerwinde-bridge-by-oak-architects/#comment-93478 Brom Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:26:35 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3486#comment-93478 Wow... That was kind of weird. Wow… That was kind of weird.

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