Design Detail: More Modern Bridges

Footbridges can join an older structures to a new additions, or close a gulf between a house and the street. And when good design is part of the mix, they can add a decorative touch. Following this post from September, here are seven more modern footbridges from Dwell's archives.

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A bridge leads from street level to the upper floor of Mike Kurokawa and Paul Fishman's house, which is situated in a natural depression, or kipuka, in Puna Beach Palisades, Hawaii. Photo by Linny Morris.

Lava Flow 4, The Big Island

Set into the dense tropical foliage of Hawaii’s wildest coast is a house that goes with the flow by welcoming the breeze.
Design Detail: Modern Bridges

From a striking catwalk to a glass-walled skybridge, we cover walkways and platforms the span great divides.
Dwell Home Venice: Part 12

In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester.
Seattle, Part One

Seattle did nothing to cast away its stereotype as the country's wettest city earlier this week.
Get Organized: Inspiring Office Designs

At the start of the new year we all have grand intentions. Often, one of them is to finally get more organized.
Love's Labors Found

Though the obstacles they faced were formidable, this couple’s perserverance brought them closer together and made their dream home a reality.
5 Modern Sun Screens

Brise soleil—architectural devices that shade structures from sunlight—offer sculptural flourishes and passively cool buildings. We examine five examples from the Dwell archive.
Top 10 Houses on Dwell This Week

As the weekend slowly draws to a near, we've gathered up ten of our most clicked on homes on Dwell this week for your perusal.