荷兰·摩西之桥

公司：	RO&AD	类型：	建筑
地区：	荷兰	标签：	公共设施 \| 桥

West Brabant Water Line水线位于荷兰西南方，是荷兰于17世纪时一条以堡垒、城市、城墙串连起来的防御用疆界，该防御水线在17世纪到19世纪间，成功地阻止西班牙和法国的入侵，然而随着武器的现代化，19世纪后，该防御水线逐渐失去用途且消失在人们记忆。

The West Brabant Water Line is a defence-line consisting of a series of fortresses and cities with inundation areas in the south-west of the Netherlands. It dates from the 17th century but fell into disrepair in the 19th century.

近年来荷兰政府试着修复West Brabant Water Line水线的风光，而 Fort de Roovere 堡垒的护城河也是水线的一部份，为了串起护城河两岸的交通，并使当地的自行车、健行活动得以顺畅进行，建立一座连通护城河两侧交通的桥樑成为当务之急。

When the water line was finally restored, an access bridge across the the moat of one of the fortresses, Fort de Roovere, was needed. This fort now has a new, recreational function and lies on several routes for cycling and hiking.

当然，如果护城河上设计一座明显的桥樑，实在破坏当年防御水线曾存在的历史氛围，防御水线的意义不就是要阻挡敌人跨过来吗？隐形桥梁由此而生。

It is, of course, highly improper to build bridges across the moats of defence works, especially on the side of the fortress the enemy was expected to appear on. That's why we designed an invisible bridge.

《摩西之桥》的结构完全由木材制成，用无毒性抗真菌涂料做防水处理，这座桥就像堡垒和护城河中的壕沟，形状与景观的轮廓融为一体，从远处看不见这座桥，因为地面和水一直延伸到桥的边缘，当你走近时，堡垒通过一条狭窄的壕沟向你敞开，然后你便可以像水上的摩西一样走上城门。

Its construction is entirely made of wood, waterproofed with EPDM foil. The bridge lies like a trench in the fortress and the moat, shaped to blend in with the outlines of the landscape. The bridge can't be seen from a distance because the ground and the water come all the way up to its edge. When you get closer, the fortress opens up to you through a narrow trench. You can then walk up to its gates like Moses on the water.