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2017 - 2018

Payerne Footbridge

Stage
Completed
Location
Rive de la Broye, Payerne
Awarded project
"Prix Acier 2021" - Steel Award SZS - Distinction
©Thomas Jantscher
Contractor
Implenia Immobilien SA

Architect
Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes

Award of contract
Competition

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The project

The Payerne footbridge crosses the Broye river with a single span of 36 m. The static scheme of the footbridge corresponds to one beam with both ends fixed. The two guardrails are made of perforated Corten steel plates and they work as primary beams. These lateral girders are connected at their bottom by the deck's stiffeners. Their upper flanges act as handrails and bear the impact forces on the guardrails.

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The layout of voids in the guardrails follows the path of the internal forces of the structure. The setting-out of this complex pattern was made possible by the digital cutting technology. The design of the footbridge led to an economy of material and it is expression of a great rationality.

©Thomas Jantscher
Dimensions
36 m

Cost
Confidential
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