Lucky Knot in Changsha, China by NEXT architects

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NEXT建筑事务所在世界各地建造了一系列独特的桥梁，中国的幸运结是他们最新的项目。这座钢结构人行天桥位于长沙市，全长185米，高24米，和NEXT其他项目一样，其外观卓尔不群，为城市提供了新的景观视点。

NEXT architects are working on a unique series of bridges all over the world. This time, their latest design isn’t an intriguing bat bridge (nominated for the 2016 Dutch Design Awards), but an iconic bridge in China: the Lucky Knot. The new steel pedestrian bridge in the Chinese mega city Changsha is 185 meters long and 24 meters high and fits perfectly in the sequence of extraordinary bridges that characterize NEXT’s practice; by explicitly engaging with the local context, the bridge designs offer new perspectives.

▼桥梁外观，造型出众，the bridge with extraordinary appearance

2013年，NEXT建筑事务所在完成Purmerend的Melkweg大桥后，受邀参加长沙滨河新区龙王港河大桥国际设计竞赛。事务所在荷兰和北京均设有办公室，荷兰团队专于建造，中国团队则熟知项目的文脉，二者各取所长，相互合作，最终完成了幸运结的设计，获得竞赛优胜。CNN评价这座桥为“最为壮观的超常之桥”。NEXT的荷兰合伙人Michel Shreinemachers 说：“NEXT的项目遍及世界各地，这让我们在处理建筑与环境的关系方面积累了许多经验，熟知如何通过设计提升基地的价值。长沙正处于高速发展期，人们需要特殊的事物来激发自身的灵感，幸运结满足了这一需求。”

The eye-catching Lucky Knot has down-to-earth Dutch roots: NEXT architects holds offices in Amsterdam and Beijing. In 2013, after the completion of their breathtaking Melkweg bridge in Purmerend, NEXT was invited to take part in an international competition to design a new bridge to be constructed over the Dragon King Harbour River in Changsha’s rapidly developing ‘New Lake District’. For this special commission, the teams in Amsterdam and Beijing joined forces to come up with the unique, winning design: the Lucky Knot. Combining the Dutch team’s expertise in infrastructure and water management and Chinese team’s perseverance and knowledge of the local context was a crucial part of the process. The bridge has already become an icon, and was selected by CNN as one of the “most spectacular bridges that break the mold”. “NEXT’s designs for both international and national clients distinguish themselves for their singular relationship with their surroundings, their enhancing of the experience of the specific location, and their added value to the site. This is also the case in Changsha. The city is growing and changing rapidly. This context called for a unique gesture to inspire passers-by.” Comments Michel Shreinemachers, partner at NEXT architects Amsterdam.

▼桥梁为城市提供了独特的景观，the bridge brings unique view to the city

▼起伏的桥面连接不同高度的地区，人们在其上行走游玩，the waving bridge combines places in different heights together，with people wandering and playing on it

大桥为龙王港地区公共空间开发的重要一环，其设计综合考虑了娱乐，生态和旅游等因素，如“幸运结”这个名字所示，将河岸、道路、公园等不同高度的空间“系”在了一起。NEXT北京合伙人John van de Water解释道：“幸运结的灵感来自于莫比乌斯环和代表幸运及财富的中国结，将传统和现代富有想象力地结合在了一起。”同为北京合伙人的Jiang Xiaofei认为幸运结不仅连接了河流的两岸，还将不同的文化糅合在了一起，历史、技术、艺术、创新、建筑和景观在这个项目中均有体现。

The bridge is a key project in developing the area’s public space, and was designed with recreational, ecological and tourist activities in mind. The bridge connects multiple levels at different heights (the river banks, the road, the higher-placed park as well as the inter connections between them). The final shape of the bridge is the result of – literally and metaphorically – knotting all these routes together. “The shape of the Lucky Knot was inspired by the principle of the Mobius ring, as well as by the Chinese knotting art. In the ancient decorative Chinese folk art, the knot symbolizes luck and prosperity.” Says John van de Water, partner at NEXT architects Beijing. The bridge owes its imaginative appeal to the combining of tradition and modernity. “The Lucky Knot is more than a bridge and a connection between two river banks. Its success lays in bringing cultures together, and in the fusion of history, technology, art, innovation, architecture and spectacle.” Adds NEXT architects Beijing partner Jiang Xiaofei.

▼桥上空间给人带来丰富的感官体验，the various space on the bridge enhances people’s experience

幸运结将不同地区联系在一起，提供娱乐的场所，照亮了整个区域。人们在桥上可以欣赏眉溪河和长沙市的景观，眺望远处的环山。夜晚的桥梁被LED灯照亮，成为了龙王港河上不灭的地标。

The Lucky Knot connects, illuminates and entertains. The bridge offers a spectacular view of the river, Meixi Lake, the city of Changsha and the surrounding mountain range. Thanks to its remarkable LED lightshow, the bridge is set to become a landmark attraction in the light route that traces the path of the Dragon King Harbor River.

▼概念图，concept digram

▼纵剖面图，longitudinal section

▼剖面图，sections

▼夜景，night view

Project: Lucky Knot
Date: 25/10/2016
Type/Program/Purpose: Competition, Pedestrian bridge
Location: Meixi Lake, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Prize: Winner international competition in Meixi Lake
Material: Steel
Size/Span: 185m
Cost/Value: 50million RMB
Status: Completed
Preliminary design: 12/2013
Start building: 2014
Completion: 09/2016

Client: Municipality of Changsha
Architect/designer: NEXT architects
Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, John van de Water, Jurriaan Hillerstrom, Luuc Sonke, Jiang Xiaofei, Wang Jifei, Wang Yan, Zhou Tong

Advisor construction: CERI Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Advisor lighting: H.G. lighting
Main contractor: Capital Engineering & Research Incorporation Company limited
Photographer: Julien Lanoo

Drawings: NEXT architects
English text: NEXT architects
Chinese text: gooood

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