Article source: Moederscheim Moonen Architects

A special transformation has recently taken place in Zutphen. The characteristic Old “IJssel”-bridge has been renovated and expanded with a spacious and more comfortable pedestrian and cycling area. The extension was much needed in order to ensure an improved, safer and more aesthetic passage across the bridge. The project is part of the program “River in the city” that the municipality of Zutphen embarked on, which is supposed to give an overall quality impulse to the area around the river the IJssel.MoederscheimMoonen Architects won the tender in 2015 together with structural designer APcon BV and designed this exceptional project that has enriched the bridge with a strong gesture, a marvelous vantage point, a long bench and refined details.

Image Courtesy © Peter van Kempen and Bart van Hoek

• Architects: Moederscheim Moonen Architects
• Project: IJssel Bridge
• Location: Zutphen, The Netherlands
• Photography: Peter van Kempen and Bart van Hoek
  
• Client: Municipality of Zutphen
  
• Project Team: Sander Malschaert, Sulejman Gusic, Jelle Rinsema, Fernando Polo, Jelmer van Zalingen
• Structural Designer/Engineering: APcon BV
• Installations Consultancy: Light architect Peter van Kempen
• Project Management: Mebest
• Contractor: Combination … deBoer BV & Contracting company Damsteegt
• Area: 105m long
• Sketch Design: 14^th of October 2016
• Delivery: 12^th of December 2017

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