RAAAF + atelier de lyon: public monument at culemborg
a historical military inundation lock gets transformed into a public park and monument to host a wide array of community activities.
prefer designboom on google‘fort werk aan ‘t spoel’ by RAAAF and atelier de lyon, culemborg, the netherlands image © rob ‘t hart
historically a national monument dating back to 1794, the ‘fort werk aan’t spoel’ served to protect one of the inundation locks along the new dutch military waterline. dutch firm RAAAF in collaboration with atelier de lyon transformed this outdoor space into a public monument and park for the community of culemborg in the netherlands. the giant grass sculpture steps its way into the landscape with an interjection of contemporary concrete elements that mirror the original bomb shelters and bunkers. the attraction is meant to be used freely by the citizens, with a built-in amphitheater and a soon-to-be-built fort house will accommodate more social possibilities.
the original inundation lock image © rob ‘t hart
image © rob ‘t hart
original bunkers image © rob ‘t hart
historical concrete masses become part of the park image © rob ‘t hart
terracing landscape image © rob ‘t hart
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