{"id":113465,"date":"2025-10-31T04:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/113465\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:28:12","slug":"wallmakers-wraps-its-suspended-bridge-house-in-thatched-scales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/113465\/","title":{"rendered":"wallmakers wraps its suspended ‘bridge house’ in thatched scales"},"content":{"rendered":"

a house designed as a bridge<\/p>\n

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The Bridge House by Wallmakers<\/a>, led by architect Vinu Daniel, stands in Karjat, India<\/a>, where a natural gorge divides the land. A natural stream has carved a seven-meter-deep channel through the site, creating both a challenge and an opportunity. The two parcels of land required a connection, yet no foundations could be placed within the 100-foot width of the spillway. As a result, the dwelling<\/a> is suspended across this divide as an occupiable bridge.<\/p>\n

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The structure\u2019s form emerged from constraint. Designed as a 100-foot suspension bridge composed of four hyperbolic parabolas, it uses minimal steel pipes and tendons for tensile strength, while a thatch-mud composite provides compressive resistance. The dialogue between these materials lends a structure that is both taut and flexible.<\/p>\n

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images \u00a9\u00a0Studio IKSHA<\/a><\/p>\n

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wallmakers learns from the pangolin<\/p>\n

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Set amid dense vegetation, the Bridge House is built by Wallmakers<\/a> as a natural extension of its surroundings. The thatched surface \u2014 layered in overlapping scales reminiscent to the skin of a pangolin \u2014 offers thermal insulation and gentle cooling, allowing the structure to rest lightly on the site. Only four footings anchor the bridge so as to minimize disturbance to the terrain and preserving the contours of the gorge.<\/p>\n

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The mud plaster coating serves a practical purpose as much as an aesthetic one. It prevents pests from entering the thatch and fortifies the shell against compression, maintaining the stability of the bridge without the need for vertical suspension pillars. What results is a dwelling that blends technical efficiency with organic tactility, forming a habitat where architecture and environment coexist without hierarchy.<\/p>\n

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Wallmakers\u2019 Bridge House spans a natural gorge in Karjat, India<\/p>\n

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organic interiors of reclaimed ship-deck wood<\/p>\n

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Inside, Wallmakers\u2019 Bridge House maintains a measured openness. The plan centers around an oculus that frames the sky and channels rain into the courtyard, turning weather into an architectural event. Light filters through the circular void and across surfaces of reclaimed timber and jute. This establishes a rhythm of shadow and air that shifts throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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The four bedrooms open toward the forest canopy or overlook the stream below. Reclaimed ship-deck wood lines the floors, while jute and mesh screens filter light and air, preserving a sense of continuity with the landscape beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For Wallmakers, the Bridge House represents an ongoing inquiry into material intelligence and site-responsive construction. In Karjat\u2019s humid and forested terrain, the project demonstrates how local resources, however limited, can be transformed into structural innovation.<\/p>\n

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four hyperbolic parabolas form a suspension bridge made from steel tendons, thatch, and mud<\/p>\n

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an oculus at the center opens interiors to the sky and rain<\/p>\n

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only four footings anchor the house to preserve the surrounding landscape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"a house designed as a bridge \u00a0 The Bridge House by Wallmakers, led by architect Vinu Daniel, stands…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[24926,307,304,305,306,308,93,4198,61,60,925,68663],"class_list":{"0":"post-113465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-india","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-facades","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","19":"tag-wallmakers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}