Bridge Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe
BRIDGE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL KARLSRUHE
Caspar Schols
ARCHITECTS
Caspar Schols
DESIGN TEAM
Johannes Feder (Pl), Jutta Göttlicher, David Schlaht, Lena Nehl
OFFICE LEAD ARCHITECTS
Caspar Schmitz-morkramer
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Fc-projektsteuerung, Karlsruhe
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > MEP
Werner Sobek Green Technologies, Stuttgart
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > STRUCTURAL
Werner Sobek Ag, Stuttgart
LEAD TEAM
Harald Bender (Pl), Vanessa Frank, Maria Urban, Maik Voit
MANUFACTURERS
Norka lighting, BGM, Glassline, Lamparter, Laukien
ENGINEERING & CONSULTING > OTHER
Kempen Krause Ingenieure, Krebs + Kiefer Ingenieure, Weber-ingenieure
PHOTOGRAPHS
HG EsCh
AREA
200 m²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Karlsruhe, Germany
CATEGORY
Infrastructure, Bridges, Healthcare Architecture
English description provided by the architects.
Karlsruhe Municipal Hospital has planned a new helipad and connecting bridge between the landing site, hospital, and Helios Clinic across the road.
In 2020, we collaborated with Werner Sobek on the bridge design competition, impressing with our aesthetics and high functionality.
With a gentle curve, the 80-meter-long bridge spans the four lanes of Franz-Lust-Strasse and the streetcar track in the middle.
On each side of the street, forked columns with wide cantilevers blend into the avenue of plane trees; an additional column stands before the helipad.
Atop these columns lies a white truss box girder, illuminated at night, gently curving in an S-shape for safe and efficient crossing.
The dynamic bridge design integrates seamlessly into the urban fabric rather than appearing out of place, presenting as a vital link joining the two hospitals within the busy traffic area.
