
Based on the idea of resuse, the competition winning proposal for the Econtainer Bridge by Yoav Messer Architects will be the gateway to Arial Sharon park and will connect Lod road (route 461 which leads from east Tel Aviv to Bnei Atarot village) straight to Hiriya mountain in the center of the park. The 160-meter long bridge will be used by pedestrians, bicycle riders, and special vehicles that will function as shuttles to transport the public from the parking areas into the park itself. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The Ariel Sharon Park is planned as a nature and rich urban center with emphasis on the ecology. Inspired by the mountain that is being rehabilitated these days. from an urban rubbish dump into a flourishing park, so are old steel containers that are no longer being used. (There are more than 800,000 containers emitted from the maritime transport every year) these can undergo a transformation and be shaped into a bridge that will provide a foundation for movement, observation and display – A conglomeration of waste to a lifeline.

