Infrastructure — Pokhara, Nepal
Seti Gorge Cantilever Walk
Approximately 4.38 km of cantilever pedestrian walkway within the Seti River Gorge, Pokhara
- Typology
- Cantilever Walkway
- Location
- Pokhara, Nepal
- Status
- Ongoing
- Scale
- Approx. 4.38 km long, 1.5 m wide walkway
- Disciplines
- Architecture
- Services
- Architectural Design Development, Tourism Infrastructure Planning, Visitor Circulation & Viewing Platforms
Overview
A cantilever pedestrian walkway of approximately 4.38 km, about 1.5 m wide, set within the Seti River Gorge in Pokhara, currently in progress. The development brings together cantilever walkways, visitor viewing platforms, refreshment decks, scenic viewpoints, and visitor circulation facilities.
Project overview
The Seti Gorge Cantilever Walk is a tourism infrastructure development in Pokhara, Kaski, currently in progress. D Sketchbook has been involved in the design development of approximately 4.38 km of cantilever pedestrian walkway, approximately 1.5 m wide, running within the Seti River Gorge.
What the development includes
- Cantilever pedestrian walkways
- Visitor viewing platforms and scenic viewpoints
- Refreshment decks
- Visitor circulation facilities
Designing within a gorge
The architectural and planning work addresses the conditions of a natural river gorge: the cliffs themselves, visitor safety, environmental sensitivity, structural integration, accessibility, maintenance, visitor circulation, and the seasonal behaviour of the river.
Project notes
Brief, response and result
The challenge
Developing a long, linear tourism facility inside a natural river gorge: cliff conditions, visitor safety, environmental sensitivity, accessibility, maintenance, and seasonal river conditions all bear on the design.
Credits
Who made it
Design & engineering team
- Project Architect — Ar. Nitesh Shrestha
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