Wankdorf Roundabout
Bern, Switzerland
Bern – Switzerland
Suspension Structure in Switzerland’s capital
An elegant 60 x 60 meter suspension rope structure that hovers over the new two-level roundabout in Switzerland‘s capital.
Road traffic is routed on two separate levels. The key feature of the functional and aesthetic solution: four corner pylons with the suspension rope grid that carries the 2 x 2 meter lighting units. The design constitutes a new urban landmark in the northern part of Berne.
Builder: Civil Engineering Dept., District II, Canton of Berne
Architects: 3B Architekten, Berne
Jakob Products
- Stainless steel stranded wire, 10 mm, ca. 2.100 m
- Stainless steel cable 6 x 19, 10 mm, 324 mm
Applications
Suspension Cable System
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