314 meters long and 10.5 m wide Atyrau Bridge is one of the latest pieces of iconic architecture in contemporary Nur-Sultan. Designed by local young architects it’s become the most picturesque sightseeing in a historical part of the city.
© Евгений Ткаченко
Its design form and façade refer to the symbol of the Atyrau region a unique endemic – Caspian Sturgeon. Designed in a parametric manner, two and half thousand individual façade pieces of its shell create a shelter of the public space and give a sense of a place. It’s truly one of the tourist destinations where people love to get together and bring their guests to visit.
© Askhat Saduov
One of the features is the sturgeon bronze sculpture installed in the middle of the bridge as a keeper of the place, where tourists love to rub the statue’s nose what became a tradition that gives you good luck. The bridge was the gift of the Atyrau Region to the capital city on its 20th anniversary.
© Askhat Saduov
Project Info:
Architects: New Moon Architects
Location: Astaná, Kazakhstan
Area: 3800 m²
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Евгений Ткаченко, Askhat Saduov, Zhuldyzbek Dana, George Steinmetz, Alexandr Filipenko
Manufacturers: Kurgan Stalmost, McNeel, VDS Minsk, Компания
