A bridge that floats: New Delhi
Flying Carpet – New Delhi Railway Station (India)
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A bridge that floats: New Delhi
Flying Carpet – New Delhi Railway Station (India)
The Flying Carpet at New Delhi Railway Station is a pedestrian bridge that turns an everyday crossing into an architectural experience. Designed by Studio ISA, the structure is wrapped in zinc cladding using VMZINC® Shingles and VMZINC® Standing seam, finished in QUARTZ-ZINC® and PIGMENTO® red, creating a zinc facade and zinc roofing that give one of India’s busiest transport hubs a striking new landmark.
Flying Carpet – New Delhi Railway Station , DMRC (India)
System – VMZINC Shingles, VMZINC Standing seam
Finish – QUARTZ-ZINC, PIGMENTO red
Architect – Studio ISA
The growth of public transport has highlighted the pivotal role of New Delhi Railway Station. Already used by around 450,000 passengers a day, its connections with the new metro and the airport have made it a multi-modal hub, organising the flow of travellers to local and international destinations. Yet the railway networks and widely dispersed transport systems made connections difficult and time-consuming, with frequent cuts and interruptions along the way.
A genuine link for the city
A genuine link for the city
The new pedestrian bridge makes these interconnections easier. It makes urban journeys on public transport more accessible and unblocks connections with road transportation. New urban planning thinking expects pedestrian bridges to be more than merely utilitarian; from New York to New Delhi, these structures must be user-friendly and bring a sense of life to their surroundings.
The bridge draws on tradition while serving the needs of a modern metropolis. Its form evokes the Jantar Mantar, the historic observatory park known for its unusual structures built for astronomical observation.
Floating above the tracks
Floating above the tracks
Steel box girders spanning 28 metres support the pedestrian walkway. An aluminium exoskeleton, detached from the base, gives the impression that the bridge is floating in the air, which is where the Flying Carpet gets its name.
The zinc scale cladding forms both the zinc facade and the zinc roofing of the bridge, sheltering passengers from the intense sun and heavy monsoon rain of the Indian capital. Zinc is a lightweight material, ideal for a suspended structure, and it withstands the corrosive elements of the local atmosphere. The combination of natural QUARTZ-ZINC and PIGMENTO red adds warmth and colour, helping the bridge stand out against the metropolitan landscape.
Alongside its traditional inspiration, Studio ISA used the latest digital design tools to shape this three-dimensional structure, which opens out onto views across the city.
The Flying Carpet shows how zinc cladding can bring durability, lightness and colour to public infrastructure in India. Explore more zinc facade, zinc cladding and zinc roofing solutions from VMZINC India.
Alongside its traditional inspiration, Studio ISA used the latest digital design tools to shape this three-dimensional structure, which opens out onto views across the city.
The Flying Carpet shows how zinc cladding can bring durability, lightness and colour to public infrastructure in India. Explore more zinc facade, zinc cladding and zinc roofing solutions from VMZINC India.
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