UNStudio team wins Budapest's New Danube Bridge Competition

The Jury had this to say about the winning entry: "From an urban design point of view, this is the most well thought out entry. The bridge would be both an architectural and cityscape symbol but is simultaneously a traditional and functional bridge structure that does not impinge on its environment. The coherent design and lighting of the gates and piers make for an elegant evening view, worthy of a Budapest bridge. With its deck structure […], this bridge is statically one of the best designed proposals [...] No overpass structures are used for the off-ramp, enabling it to connect to the ground-level road network at Budafoki street. This makes the area around the Budafoki interchange much more human, usable and urban-friendly […] This is exactly the sort of solution needed for supporting the development of the city sub-center, and for extending the core of Budapest Southwards."

Project Details:

Client: KKBK Kiemelt Kormányzati Beruházások Központja Nonprofit Zrt. (KKBK Centre of Key Government Investments Nonprofit Plc.)
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Program: Traffic Bridge, with 4 car lanes, 2 tram lanes, 2 pedestrian and 2 bicycle lanes
Length: total bridge length ~500m, main span 220m
Status: competition entry

Architect: UNStudio (Ben van Berkel with Kristoph Nowak and Leon Hansmann, Jay Tsai)
Engineering: Buro Happold (Davood Liaghat, Edmund Matters, Anthony Holder, Laura Phillips)
Visualisations (CGI): VA Render