Lusail Bridges

Two pedestrian souq bridges were proposed to interconnect the Corniche Souq at the waterfront of the Qetaifan Islands, part of the Lusail development in Qatar. The concrete souq bridges are designed to strengthen the relationship between the Lusail development and the waterfront by creating an inhabited bridge structure that takes the boardwalk over the sea.

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Project Details

LOCATION: Lusail, Qatar
CLIENT: Qatari Diar/ Lusail Real Estate Development Company 
DATE: 2009
STATUS: Invited Competition
SIZE: Bridge Span Bridge 1: 100m, Bridge 2: 90m, Souq with 36 + 25 retail units

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Credits

ACME: Julia Cano, Stefano Dal Piva,  Deena Fakhro, Michael Haller, Friedrich Ludewig, Anna Psenicka 



Deck plan bridge 2

Roof plan bridge 1

On the one hand, the bridge becomes an integral part of the Corniche Souq structure, inspired by the historic build heritage. On the other hand, these new bridges offer the opportunity to create new landmarks and attractions, seen nowhere else, that create new and exciting relationships between users and the marina.

Construction sequence

The bridge and the souq can be experienced in different ways through these several paths, allowing pedestrians either to be closer to the water edge or to be more central at moments. Meandering arches forming the retail units are layered to create shaded arcades along the waterfront edge of the bridge, providing a comfortable pedestrian environment.

East elevation

West elevation

The main structure for the concrete souq bridges consists of a single span concrete arch. The central deck remains lower than the main arches at mid-span to ensure minimum vertical articulation and gradients for ease of use. The concrete arch structure works in conjunction with a system of intersecting concrete walls, which stabilize and stiffen the extremely shallow arch.

Cross sections

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