Studio Beltrame has designed in Tarvisio, Italy, the Ice Bridge, a circular suspended platform that covers an overhang radius of 10 meters and can change function in different seasons. In winter, when frozen, it turns into an ice-skating rink, while in summer can host events and group activities.

The main concept is to serve as a gathering point, inviting to interact, enjoying the view. The foundamental idea, in fact, comes from the unique geographical location of Tarvisio, which represent a junction between the borders of three countries: Italy, Austria and Slovenia. The architects decided to coat the bridge in euro-blue matte steel, as a reminiscence of the European Union flag: a metaphor for bringing people together while celebrating the location.

The aim of the project was to creat a place rather than only a passage, a small and suspended piazza between the town and the ski slopes, where is possible to slow down, have a conversation, breathe and to look at the surrounding mountains, becoming one with the landscape.