GISHA BRIDGE 2020

“This projects is an attempt to solve an urban puzzle. The process started with site study then designing a footbridge over Chamran highway and finally planning the next 10-year changes in the main points of the neighborhood. ”

The concept stems from a simple structural idea. A 126-meter steel structure consists of two curved vaults connected with 16 columns with a 10-meter distance between them. This element is planted in two concrete foundations, under the entrances of the tunnel.

Gisha is a neighborhood in the west of Tehran. A Historical iron bridge also was called the Gisha bridge identified the neighborhood. A Symbolic urban overpass bridge was replaced with a tunnel to reduce traffic. A pedestrian bridge as a substitution proposal design is introduced to facilitate the walkability of the neighborhood.