Bioreceptive Balance – a living Bridge Typology

The project is the design of a biostructure that develops its own adaptive behavior. The biostructure is the result of an ongoing change and growth. It is an adaptive landscape and its primary function is to be reactive. The biostructure will be able to change its shape independently through its natural growth parameters. It will develop as a bridge between the islands of the Stockholm archipelago. In this area there are two different habitats, the fresh water of Lake Mälaren meets the salt water of the Baltic Sea
The function of the bridge is not only limited to the development of underwater life, but also to the interactions and activities that will take place on the bridge. A market is to be set up on the bridge, offering various delicacies such as fish products that are taken directly from the water on site. There will be a restaurant with a view of both the sea and the lake. A culture of mussels will be planted in the saltwater area, an algae culture in the freshwater area.

The bridge will be alive.

This mussel culture will develop autonomously and independently of the bridge. The mussel market and restaurant will help to support and control the development of the molluscs. The material used to build the biostructure is also innovative. It can respond to the ecosystem with the utmost sensitivity. The design will not only be a bridge, but will also help to save and support a highly endangered ecosystem within the city of Stockholm.