架构师提供的文本描述。骑士建筑师：伦敦最新的可移动人行桥，商人广场人行桥帕丁顿，位于商人广场中心，帕丁顿盆地的混合用途滨水开发项目，本月向公众开放。在2012年一场有限的设计竞赛之后，由桥梁专家奈特建筑师(Knight Architect)和结构工程师AKT II(AKT II)构思，这座3米宽的悬臂结构横跨大运河(Grand Union Canal)，全长20米，采用液压千斤顶，其动作类似于传统的日本手扇。这创造了一个动态雕塑，它的轮廓既清晰又非凡，非常适合运河旁边的位置。

Text description provided by the architects. Knight Architects: Merchant Square footbridge Paddington, London London’s newest movable footbridge, at the heart of Merchant Square, the mixed‐use waterfront development at Paddington Basin, has opened to the public this month. Conceived by bridge specialists Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT II following a limited design competition in 2012, the 3m wide cantilevered structure spans 20m across the Grand Union Canal and is raised using hydraulic jacks with an action similar to that of a traditional Japanese hand fan. This creates a kinetic sculpture whose silhouette is both legible and extraordinary and which is well suited to the position next to the canal.

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形成甲板的五根装配式钢梁依次开放，第一根上升到70度，最后一根在2.5米高的运河上达到所需的间隙，中间通道宽5.5m。形状的平衡重量有助于液压机构和减少所需的能量移动的结构。桥栏杆是由双排倾斜不锈钢杆组成，重叠形成一个坚固但丝状和高度透明的结构。扶手房持续低能量LED下行灯，这将提供优良的和统一的功能照明的步行表面和边缘，以及提供一个吸引人的照明功能。

The five fabricated steel beams forming the deck open in sequence, with the first rising to an angle of 70 degrees and the last achieving the required clearance over the canal of 2.5m tall by 5.5m wide at mid channel. Shaped counterweights assist the hydraulic mechanism and reduce the energy required to move the structure. The bridge balustrades are formed from twin rows of inclined stainless steel rods, overlapping to form a robust yet filigree and highly transparent structure. The handrail houses a continuous low energy LED downlight which will provide excellent and uniform functional illumination of the walking surface and the edge, as well as offering an attractive lighting feature.

这座桥构成了整个商业广场再生总体规划的一部分，这将为帕丁顿创造一个新的焦点，围绕一个新的水边花园广场，有一个专门的活动空间和水迷宫。当整个再生项目完成后，招商广场将由六座建筑物组成。剩下的三座建筑包括商业广场1号，一座42层的摩天大楼，其中包括公寓和一家精品酒店。商业广场共提供600多个住宅单位和50万平方英尺的办公空间。

The bridge forms part of the overall regeneration masterplan of Merchant Square that will create a new focus for Paddington based around a new waterside garden square featuring a dedicated event space and water maze. When the whole regeneration project is complete Merchant Square will comprise six buildings. The three remaining buildings include 1 Merchant Square, an iconic 42‐storey skyscraper incorporating apartments and a boutique hotel. In total, Merchant Square will provide over 600 residential units and 500,000 sq ft of office space.

商业广场计划的开发商欧洲土地公司(European Land)首席执行官理查德·班克斯(Richard Banks)表示：“桥梁是商业广场建筑环境中的一个关键要素，因此，新的横跨大联合运河的人行桥不仅在实际上，而且在视觉上都很重要。”骑士建筑师通过在设计中引入垂直运动，创造了一座引人注目的桥梁，从而实现了这一目标。“

Richard Banks, CEO of European Land, the developer of the Merchant Square scheme, said: “Bridges are a crucial element of the built environment at Merchant Square and, therefore, it was important for the new footbridge crossing the Grand Union Canal to enhance the public realm, not only practically but visually. Knight Architects have achieved this by introducing vertical movement to the design to create a bridge that is highly visible and dramatic.”

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