Jeremy Cosmo Davies

Elliptic Bridge

I had previously made a number of chairs for a client at Etal, here in north Northumberland, and he then progressed to tempt me with a bridge design for his large garden. Over a period of time I visited a number of bridges including two striking bridges, one at Luxmore Gardens at Eton College designed Jamie McCullough. The other, known as The Mathematical Bridge is at Queen’s College, Cambridge. I decided to keep within the bounds of my own creative abilities, which led me towards a design directly associated with the Elliptic Series of seats. Like The Mathematical Bridge, I wished to keep the use of steel to the minimum and as a result we are to have seven wracked and reamed beams, which will form the main supporting deck of the bridge. Oak, provided by Stuart H Somerscales Ltd, will be used throughout the project, which will be completed during 2007 with assistance from consulting architects McMorran & Gatehouse, and consulting engineers Price & Myers.

Specification

Length: 10 metres
Width at entrance and exit points: 3300mm
Width at centre of bridge: 2300mm
Timber: Oak
Connectors: Stainless Steel bolts

For more info contact enquiries@jeremycosmodavies.co.uk

For a link to this project please visit www.bridgeit.eu