The old town of Viljandi spreads over the hill overlooking the Viljandi Lake. The site is at thes bottom of the hill, directly onto the lake, next to the existing lifesaver’s watchtower, boat storage, and beach. The building was meant to be seen from the castle on top of the hill as well as from the lake. Competition brief called for a rowingboat storage, a workshop, and a viewing platform with economical solution. Our proposal was to evoke movement in form and to connect the building to the landscape. The roof segments with 2 slightly different curve are slid one after another to make slits letting natural light to come in daytime and artificial light to go out in the evenings. The viewing tower was designed as a separate sculptural object. The roof and the exterior wall are covered with wooden slats.
The old town of Viljandi spreads over the hill overlooking the Viljandi Lake. The site is at thes bottom of the hill, directly onto the lake, next to the existing lifesaver’s watchtower, boat storage, and beach. The building was meant to be seen from the castle on top of the hill as well as from the lake. Competition brief called for a rowingboat storage, a workshop, and a viewing platform with economical solution. Our proposal was to evoke movement in form and to connect the building to the landscape. The roof segments with 2 slightly different curve are slid one after another to make slits letting natural light to come in daytime and artificial light to go out in the evenings. The viewing tower was designed as a separate sculptural object. The roof and the exterior wall are covered with wooden slats.
Viljandi linn laiub üle mäe nõlva vaatega Viljandi järve poole. Antud ala asub otse järve ääres orus olemasoleva vetelpäästetorni, paadikuuri ja ranna vahetus läheduses. Hoone peaks olema nähtav nii lossivaremetelt mäe otsast kui ka järvelt. Tulemuseks otsiti võimalikult säästlikult lahendatud kohta aerupaatidele, töökoda ja vaateplatvormi. Lahendusena nägime loodusega ühenduvat liikuvat vormi. Kahe veidi erineva kujuga katuseelemendi vaheldumisel on tekitatud nende vahedesse avad, mis päeval lasevad loomulikku valgust siseruumidesse ning õhtusel ajal kunstvalgust välja ööpimedusse. Vaatetorn on kujundatud eraldi skulpturaalse elemendina. Katus ja kogu hoone välispind on kaetud puitlaastudega.
Team:
Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi, Simone Leuenberger, Yoko Azukawa
Invited Competition:
1ST PRIZE/ March, 2007
Status:
Unrealized