The bridge connects the river bank, on which the settlement of Sann (Suldal municipality) is located, with the opposite, overgrown forest. This coast has always been a popular holiday destination for residents, and the emergence of the bridge made walks there easily accessible to people of all ages.
The project began back in 2008, when Sami Rintala, his bureau partner Dagur Eggertsson and Czech architect Ivan Kroupa held a workshop in Sanne on the theme of the bridge, while they ascertained the opinions of residents on various details of the project, and then brought it to fruition.
The structure of the bridge consists of two corten steel trusses, and the cladding is made of corten sheets and steel grating. From the side of the forest, a concrete pavilion adjoins the bridge, where you can relax or have a picnic.
With their project, the architects deliberately introduced a clear horizontal line into the rocky landscape, where there is not a single straight line. In addition, they emphasized the turbulent character of the river, through which they made the crossing: in the center of the bridge, they arranged an “acoustic space”, where the walls are made of impenetrable steel sheets, but the floor is latticed, and the stream rushing down below is clearly visible and audible.
