Ruyi Bridge Dayuan Park, Chengdu Structure, Sichuan Building, Chinese Architecture Photos
Ruyi Bridge in Chengdu High-tech Zone
31 Jul 2021
Design: ZZHK Architects
Location: Dayuan Park, Tianfu 2nd Street, High-tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Photos by Arch-Exist Photography
Ruyi Bridge Chengdu City
Ruyi Bridge is located at Tianfu 2nd Street near the Jian?nan Road intersection in the High-tech Zone of Chengdu, south of CR Phoenix City. The bridge crosses Tianfu 2nd Street, and the main bridge is facing the greenway of Dayuan Central Park.

There are 2 spans of the main bridge crosse Tianfu 2nd Street. To facilitate the pedestrian crossing, both sidewalks disposed spiral stairways with inclination 1:4 to 1:12. On the other hand, in order to connect the greenways on both sides of the street, 2 bicycle ramps are installed with inclination 1:12 at the ends of the main bridge.
The bridge connects Dayuan Park on the south to the urban space and green landscape on the north side. The pedestrian and bicycle lanes are connected and continued.

The design concept is called Sound of Panpipes, as the facade design is inspired by the Chinese Panpipes witch is one of the traditional Chinese musical instrument. The undulations and fluttering of the body are like the flow of music rhythm, fresh and elegant. It shaped a functional urban sculpture.

Viewed from the air, the bridge seems just like a Ruyi embedded in the city. Ruyi, a Chinese traditional S-shaped ornamental object, usual...