Rumblefish: Taylor Yard Bikeway & Pedestrian Bridge
Rumblefish Taylor Yard Bridge, Los Angeles Bikeway & Pedestrian Crossing, Images
Rumblefish – Taylor Yard Bikeway & Pedestrian Bridge
New Californian River Crossing in LA, USA – design by SPF:architects (SPF:a)
Apr 27, 2018
Rumblefish : Taylor Yard Bikeway & Pedestrian Bridge
Design:Â SPF:architects (SPF:a)
Location: Elysian Valley / Taylor Yard, Los Angeles, California, USA
‘Rumblefish’ – Taylor Yard Bikeway & Pedestrian Bridge
Construction will begin in July 2018
April, 2018, Los Angeles, CA?SPF:architects (SPF:a) is pleased to release new renderings for Rumblefish, a 400-foot pedestrian bridge spanning across the LA River and connecting Elysian Valley (Frogtown) to Taylor Yard, a 42-acre industrial parcel and former railyard site at the center of the city?s river revitalization plans.
Playfully referred to as Rumblefish in reference to the 1983 Coppola film about rival gangs and as a symbolic gesture to the area?s own history of gang violence, SPF:a envisions the officially-named Taylor Yard Bikeway & Pedestrian Bridge as a community collision of the peaceful kind, both a meeting point and a space for quiet contemplation of the river.
Influenced by classic railway bridges and the mid-20th century Los Angeles Case Study Houses, the simple geometric design and deliberate choice to employ the lightest structural elements possible (tube steel, wide flange steel, and steel rods) create the impression that the bright orang...
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