The French studio Collectif Etc has created a panoramic belvedere, reusing a traditional residence’s wooden structure. Commissioned by the Ecomusée d'Alsace, the project is a new landmark in the agricultural landscape of Oberhausbergen, France. The wooden framework has been dismantled and reassembled together with four trunks coming from the ecomuseum. A secondary skeleton, a balcony and an access gangway have been constructed using another type of wood. In this way the heterogeneity of the structure is enhanced, but it does not look like a patchwork of different elements. Following the approach of Collectif Etc, the construction of the belvedere was shared with the residents and young volunteers.
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- Project:
- Obervedere
- Location:
- Ungersheim, France
- Architect:
- Collectif Etc
- Program:
- Birdwatching tower
- Engineering:
- Nicolas Didier & Clément Carriere
- Area:
- 10 sqm
- Completion:
- 2017