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lOOKoUT_tOWER designed by aP Architecture which is leaded by Anton Pramstrahler and offers a different type of tower typology in design that emerged from a ''tree'' as an metaphor.

The main goal of the design was to create a structure that integrates and correlates with the surrounding woodlands. Made out of  90% wood the tower should not only look like a wooden structure but also reflect nature in its form and composition.

The organic structure results from a simple geometric shape based on several different parameters. The main parameters are „golden ratio“ and „linear structural elements“.A twisted design is achieved by only using linear wooden beams and girders on the outer facade which change angle at every two meters.

By simply rotating the upper and lower hexagon against their directions and changing their sizes and angles it was possible to composite a shape that not only resembles the shape of a tree but also functions as such. Similar to a tree that uses its roots and trunk to provide the crown with nutritive substances the large lower part of the tower acts as an inviting entrance for https://apramstrahler.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=166&action=edit#r visitors.

Once inside the tower visitors can then experience several platforms located alongside the stairs providing places to rest and enjoy the view.The main platform located on top of the tower acts as a gathering point, a place to relax and enjoy an astonishing view across the whole valley in the middle of a’crown of trees in the surrounding woodland.

Project Facts

Type:look-out tower
Client:city municipality
Collaborators:alex niederkofler
Size:hight 33m_area 140m2
Location:bruneck – southtyrol (it)

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