Next Architects Bat Bridge In The Netherlands Serves People And Nature

Next Architects Bat Bridge In The Netherlands Serves People And Nature Next architects’ bat bridge in the netherlands serves people and nature. photography by raymond rutting next architects. while connecting the residents of the town of monster with a passage. The entrance for bats is on the waterside, accentuated by a horizontal concrete edge. the design aims to provide the ideal habitat for various bat species so that a large colony is grown around the bridge. “a textbook example of how a functional object can also serve nature,” says bat expert marcel schillemans of the mammal society.

Next Architects Bat Bridge In The Netherlands Serves People And Nature Completed in 2015 in monster, the netherlands. images by raymond rutting. bat bridge ready for habitation. the vlotwateringbrug or popularly ‘batbridge’ has opened for the public in the. Project data project: vlotwateringbrug type program: bridge location: monster, the netherlands span: 25 meters cost value: € 700.000 status: under construction preliminary design: jan 2014 final design: mar 2014 start building: dec 2014 completion: aug 2015 client: municipality of wateringen architect: next architects team: bart reuser. The bridge design is intended to constitute the ideal habitat for various species of bats, aiming to grow a large colony. “a textbook example of how a functional object can at the same time serve nature,” says bat expert marcel schillemans from the mammal society. the project is located along a flight route of several bat species. Marking its entrance, amsterdam based next architects have just unveiled vlotwatering bridge or ‘batbridge,’ by its popular moniker, a serpentine pedestrian structure spanning the waterway and providing year round accommodation for several species of bats. 'a textbook example of how a functional object can at the same time serve nature.

Next Architects Bat Bridge In The Netherlands Serves People And Nature The bridge design is intended to constitute the ideal habitat for various species of bats, aiming to grow a large colony. “a textbook example of how a functional object can at the same time serve nature,” says bat expert marcel schillemans from the mammal society. the project is located along a flight route of several bat species. Marking its entrance, amsterdam based next architects have just unveiled vlotwatering bridge or ‘batbridge,’ by its popular moniker, a serpentine pedestrian structure spanning the waterway and providing year round accommodation for several species of bats. 'a textbook example of how a functional object can at the same time serve nature. The vlotwatering bridge, known locally as the ‘bat bridge’, is not only a link for pedestrians and cyclists, but was also designed to accommodate bats. the bridge design is to be the ideal habitat for various bats, so that a large colony can form around the bridge. The bat bridge is designed to house bats in as many ways as possible. in the design we figured out that we could use the specific qualities of the mass of the concrete, the height of the construction within the deck and the railings for pedestrians and bicycles for bats as well. these spaces provide unique opportunities to house bats.