Staircase of Tower of Uitwierde by Onix
27/10/2013.
[Uitwierde] The Netherlands
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
A wooden staircase, designed by the architecture studio Onix, inserted inside a medieval Dutch church to provide access to the apex of the bell tower, has won the prestigious Dutch Design Award.
Exterior view of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Access to the staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix.
Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Details. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Details. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Details. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Details. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Details. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Upper level. Interior view, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
Drawings, staircase of Tower of Uitwierde. Image by Onix. Click above to see larger image.
This was announced during the DDA award show in Eindhoven. (previously in METALOCUS)
The jury about the Tower of Uitwierde:” the design directs the gaze of the visitor in a surprising way. You move and you are guided by the design. In addition, the modern staircase subtly creates friction with the medieval building.”
On the northern edge of Delfzijl stands the tower of Uitwierde. For this tower, we have made a design so that the tower can be used as a viewpoint. The path to the viewpoint is designed as an experience path that shows the specific characteristics of the tower.
The tower consists of three distinctive areas: the dark basement (entrance), the vertical tower space and the space under the hood. These spaces are connected by the experience path in the form of a staircase. The closed railing of the stairs constantly changes height and thus leads the sight of the visitor. The path leads the visitor along specific points, such as the clock, the bells and the old construction, but also along information points that tell something about the history of the tower and its location. At the end of the route the path is also visible on the outside of the tower. Here is the viewpoint overlooking the surrounding countryside and in the distance, behind the dike, the water of the Ems.
CREDITS
Project architect.- Berit Ann Roos.
Project team.- Berit Ann Roos, Robert Bos.
Program.- Experience Path and Viewpoint.
Client.- Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken.
