The innovative timber trainstation footbridge has been awarded the People’s Choice Award at the annual Dutch timber design awards (Nationale Houtbouwprijs) 2025. The bridge has a loadbearing timber structure as well as a timber deck. In addition, the elevator shafts have a timber structure.
As overall prices are still on the rise, bridges are no exception. Therefor, we have updated our reference book on bridge construction cost to the price level of January 2025. We’ve also added some recently completed projects to give you the best overview possible.
There is no other bridge like it: the Zwolle train station footbridge. Designed as an elevated park across the railway tracks, this timber footbridge combines function with recreation and sustainability. A weekend of festivities marks the opening of this unique project on September 5th.
From September 3rd until September 5th two of our designers will be present at the Footbridge Conference 2025 in Chur, Switserland. Ronald Rozemeijer and Thomas Kaasschieter will both be holding a presentation there as well.
The construction-kit version of our Dutch Bridge standardised movable bridge has arrived in Columbia and has been put together. While there still is quite a lot of work to be done, we are excited to see the whole ‘shipping a design to the other side of the world’ part of this project has succeeded!
This Sunday December 22nd the iconic Boorloo Bridge across the Swan River in Perth will open to the public. Our design, which came about in close collaboration with the engineers of WSP’s Perth office, features two cable-stayed bridges, 250 m and 140 m in length that pay tribute to customs, history and culture of the local Noongar people.
Adriaan Kok has contributed a great deal to ipv Delft. Both as designer and ambassador. Always willing to participate and bursting with creativity and out-of-the-box ideas.
A construction kit version of our Dutch Bridge standard movable bridge is currently being put together. Sometime this year it will be shipped to Colombia where it will be assembled. All steel elements of the movable bridge fit into three shipping containers.
The three mine rail bridges we designed for the Dutch town of Heerlen have been completed! These unique bridges tell the story of the local mining history and are part of the recreational cycling route called Parkstadroute, which takes cyclists on an enjoyable journey along the local gems and through the beautiful landscape of this southern part of the country.
A contractor has been selected for the Heerhugowaard railway underpass Zuidtangent. Hegeman Bouw & Infra will team up with Mobilis to build the new underpass. Construction is set to start soon.