Design intentions
System of connection between the two continents. The particular geographic position, very near to the North Pole, in which the climatic conditions are really rigid for a long period of the year, make this place uncontaminated and extremely natural . A place in which nature is shown under many appearances and shapes, starting from the spectacular colors of the sky in the boreal dawn to the presence of gigantic ice masses going through the strait, pushed by the currents, that makes perceive the extraordinary beauty of a landscape in continuous motion and transformation where the physical limit of the coast is indefinite too, and changes during the seasons when ices dissolve. Thinking about crossing a loaded landscape so incredibly nice in thus extreme climatic conditions, by a bridge, seemed to be a improponibile hypothesis because it would have destroyed the landscape , cancelling its magic. From this condition the choice to connect the two continents with an undersea tunnel. The proposed tunnel is circular , with a diameter of beyond 30 m and a total length of 90 km, and has got two levels. The higher level contains two high speed railway lines, in the lower we have the highway tracing. Both two levels connect themselves with the two islands thanks to a system of metropolitan stations for the railway line and two underground parkings for the highway line. All the technological systems, concerning the evacuation of the smoke, the inspection premises, the conditioning system, necessary for the operation of the tunnel and the metropolitan stations, are placed in the horizontal courtyards inside the thickness of the walls. The structure-bridge between the two islands. The design expresses the desire to concentrate all the activities required by the notice within a single large architectural mark, maintaining the natural state of the two islands. Designed as an infrastructure project, the sculpture can be seen as a landmark in the landscape of the Strait of Bering with a circular shape that unites the two islands almost in a gesture of embrace. The plan expresses the desire to concentrate all inside the participations demands from the ban of an only great architectonic sign, maintaining the state natural of the two islands. Thought as a infrastructure-sculpture, the plan is shaped like a landmark in the landscape of the Bering Strait with a circular form that joins the two islands, like the gesture of embracing. A structure that wants to transmit a strong sense of connection and peace between the two continents. High 200 m and with a basement of 100m, the plan develops in plant by following a circular course and extending itself for approximately 8 km for ¾ of circle. The two Fronts of the project seem to be like a gigantic door on the sea, between the two islands, that imposes its presence to whom, coming from south, moves through it. Planned without a real solution of continuity, the two fronts are designed like a section of the bridge, showing the character of the interior space, and also indicating the architectonic scale with the presence of elements designed according to people utilities. The two sides spread to the outside and invite you to come in a space that is characterized by its complexity, strongly in contrast with the simplicity expressed by the outside in the global design. The complexity of the internal space leads to the complex urban space, typical of cities where bridges, roads, buildings, gardens and parks are the elements that most characterize the space. The inside is a real urban space that is developed linearly, in several kilometers, inside this infrastructural covering of extraordinary dimensions. The outer casing of the whole bridge is designed with a microperforated white leather that covers the entire structure, even hiding large openings which bring the light inside. The color white was chosen because it is perfectly integrated with the white snow and ice that charac