Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Into the Water

Source:  Roland Barthofer
Observation deck, Vöcklabruck, Austria, 2007 designed by Westpol Landscape Architects
An observation deck at a popular pond in Vöcklabruck, Austria puts the visitor at eye level with the pond, giving a water-level vantage point that would otherwise require going for a swim in the pond. -- Inhabitat

Source: RO&AD Architecten archdaily.com
Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands, 2011 designed by RO&AD Architecten
Its construction is entirely made of wood, waterproofed with EPDM foil. The bridge lies like a trench in the fortress and the moat, shaped to blend in with the outlines of the landscape.
The bridge can’t be seen from a distance because the ground and the water come all the way up to its edge. When you get closer, the fortress opens up to you through a narrow trench. You can then walk up to its gates like Moses on the water. -- ArchDaily

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