Øster Hurup Masterplan

The cohesive force between city and sea must be restored by breathing new life into the bridge and thus the notion of the harbor as an island. The town's special history is staged and becomes an interesting and identity-creating layer in the town's development, which makes the establishment of a pedestrian and cycle bridge that stretches through the landscape from the town to the water and engages in dialogue with its surroundings along the way likely.

A wooden bridge in the landscape is a delicate element that, by virtue of its materiality, inscribes itself in the landscape as a conversation between human feet and nature. It is a light grip that functions as a cohesive element and at the same time is a practical connection that acts as a guide. It is also a flexible handle with numerous variation possibilities in relation to how the bridge actually lies in the landscape.

The bridge will in some places lift up and be elevated, in other places it will act as a pavement and be in the ground, while in other places it will lower slightly into the landscape. The bridge will also create an interesting movement experience that inscribes itself in the surroundings by miming the way you move in the place in question: because some places are wet and more or less impassable, a lot of movement takes place on raised areas - when you walk on the bridge , it is therefore a recognizable way of moving in accordance with the landscape. The bodily and sensory experience is thus included in the staging of the place based on the history and landscape of Øster Hurup.

The bridge is the city's new backbone. It creates a clear connection between a future dense city center and an activated harbor area.