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OBSERVATION TOWER FOCHTELOËRVEEN
D.A. DE HAAN, 1998-2000, Ravenswoud, Fochteloërveen
Uitkijktoren Fochteloërveen / Observation Tower Fochteloërveen ( D.A. de Haan )
© 2004 Rook & Nagelkerke

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Dick de Haan

ASSISTING ARCHITECT:
Tony de Haan

BUILDING TYPE:
Leisure facilities

The 18 metre tall observation tower offers its visitors a panoramic prospect of Fochteloërveen, an area owned by the Dutch National Trust (Vereniging Natuurmonumenten). The basic shape is derived from that of a periscope. Part of the strip of viewing glass on the observation platform has been left out to retain some contact with the open air. To accommodate visitors with a fear of heights, the steep stair has been bent in such a way as to rule out any direct views en route. The steel structure has a cladding of larch panels, some of which are rotated 180 degrees to vary the pattern. The more the wood weathers, the more the tower blends among the trees.