I’ve got the deck of the bridge finished, but I’m going to draw a roof level as well, along with a sideview of the exterior, which looks like this. It shouldn’t take too long, but I wanted to give you a look at where things are at so far.
In addition to being a passage across Venice’s Grand Canal, this bridge was designed to be a market, with lots of spaces for merchants and vendors to rent. It also has stairs and I’m going to be honest– I have no idea where they lead to. Up, down? Not a clue. I spent about three hours trying to figure it out, but I finally gave up and decided they lead to the roof.
I mean, they can’t lead down into the pylons of the bridge, right? I’m not an engineer, but that seems crazy. Anyway, I think being able to access the roof makes this place much more interesting, especially since the central part isn’t covered. So the party can come by for a little shopping and enjoy a lovely rooftop ambush at the same time. Or maybe they can be the ones doing the rooftop ambush. Possibilities abound.
Anyway, I’m gonna get back to it.
Serenissima si intensifica.
Great work, is it possible that the stairs do indeed go down In to the pylons to access some kind of docks that are not shown on the plans?
I doubt it. There are a lot of places to moor a boat along the Grand Canal and there was a lot of concern for having enough space between the pylons to allow larger boats through. Apparently, that was one of the main reasons they went with the other design, which only has a single, large arch.
Good. Really good.
Thanks!