架构师提供的文本描述。这座人行天桥位于奥斯丁湖一处植被茂密的地方，将酒店的主楼与新建的客房连接起来。这座桥的设计灵感来自芦苇和其他覆盖湖岸的原生植被，它是一座轻盈、无维护的建筑，在其湿地环境中得到了很好的整合。桥台上的栏杆/芦苇交织在一起，在桥上“生长”，伪装它，把桥变成一个共生的、几乎看不见的桥梁。这座桥由三部分组成：

Text description provided by the architects. Located on a densely vegetated site in Lake Austin, the pedestrian bridge connects the main house on the property with a newly constructed guest house. With a design inspired by the reeds and other native vegetation that cover the shores of the lake, the bridge is a light and maintenance-free structure that is well-integrated within its wetland setting. The bars/reeds intertwine at the abutments and “grow” over the bridge, camouflaging it and transforming the bridge into a symbiotic, almost invisible link. The bridge is composed of three elements:

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上层建筑：拱形结构跨度100英尺，主跨80英尺。它由五个嵌套的5英寸直径的管道组成，它们在主跨度的弹簧点和桥头的桥台之间优雅地分开。

Superstructure: The arch structure spans 100 feet with a main span of 80 feet. It is composed of five nested five-inch diameter pipes that diverge gracefully between the spring-point of the main span and the abutment at the beginning of the bridge.

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甲板和栏杆：管道支撑1/2“直径的棒材，通过一个从水平到垂直的简单的场弯而成为甲板和护栏。钢筋的不规则长度和紧密间距让人想起了现场的天然芦苇，当透过芦苇的视觉面纱观察时，上层建筑的薄型变得更薄。扶手由一根钢丝绳组成，钢丝圈固定在1x1的水平管上，焊接在垂直杆上。

Decking and Railing: The pipes support 1/2” diameter bars which become both decking and guardrail via a simple field bend from horizontal to vertical. The irregular length and close spacing of the bars recall the native reeds of the site, and the thin profile of the superstructure is made thinner when viewed through the visual veil of the reeds. The handrail consists of a rope secured with steel wire rings to a 1x1 horizontal tube welded to the vertical bars.

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桥台：土生石板垂直分层，在桥台上形成坡道。深耙接缝重新创造了甲板和栏杆的钢棒的节拍。为了进一步融入桥梁的自然设置，钢是未完成的天气，就像绳子扶手和石坡道。

Abutment: Native stone slabs are layered vertically to create the ramps at the abutments.  Deep raked joints recreate the rhythm of the steel bars of the deck and railings. To further incorporate the bridge with its natural setting, the steel is left unfinished to weather, just like the rope handrail and the stone ramps.