Wallmakers completes Bridge House: A thatch-clad habitable bridge spanning gorge in rural India
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Wallmakers architecture studio has completed Bridge House, a unique weekend home in rural Karjat, India that spans a seven-meter-deep gorge. The bridge-shaped residence connects two parcels of land divided by a 30-meter-wide spillway and features a distinctive exterior clad entirely in furry thatched scales. The project addresses challenging site conditions requiring height clearance for diggers to pass below, while creating a habitable bridge structure that blends with the natural landscape.
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Wallmakers created the bridge-shaped home on a challenging site comprising two parcels of land divided by a 30-metre-wide spillway, which required a height clearance for diggers to pass below.
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