水塔位于荷兰上艾瑟尔省德威登自然保护区中心。BOEi和Nature Monuments共同承担此次水塔改建项目。一座壮丽的云梯将带你登上45m高的塔顶，顶端的四扇窗户360°呈现德威登的全貌。时代快速的发生着变迁，过去常见的住宅小区水塔如今已经变成工业时代纪念碑。为此，水塔的改建成为一个现象。更有比利时和德国的水塔爱好者般水塔改在成为住宅。项目介绍的这座荷兰的水塔也位于住宅区中，其被改建成为一座面向公众的观光瞭望塔，在当地小区中具有里程碑式的地位。
The water tower is situated in the middle of a protected nature reserve owned by Nature Monuments; De Wieden in the province Overijssel. BOEi and NatureMonuments took up the plan to transform the tower to a watchtower. A spectacular ‘ route architecturale” will lead you up to a height of 45 m. Upstairs four windows give you a 360 degree view of De Wieden.
最底端的封闭式楼梯将为您开启此次登顶旅程。楼梯直接通向4m高的一层，来到一个24m高、内置新旧阶梯的房间；贯穿水塔塔身的新台阶为木质结构，与水塔的混凝土壁形成鲜明对比，增添了一丝温暖的元素。同时这也是Nature Monuments善用原材料的体现。补充性的新阶梯与原有阶梯在空间上形成了一种交互感。旧梯靠墙设置而新梯横跨塔身蜿蜒向上，强化了空间感。新阶梯可达到28m处大型混凝土蓄水池的下方楼层。
The journey upstairs begins with a closed staircase that leads to the first floor on 4 m. height. Here you have arrived in a room that is 24 m. in height and houses a spectacle of old and new stairs. The new stairs that lead through the body of the water tower has been made of wood. This to on the one hand add a warm element that contrasts with the stark concrete walls of the tower. On the other hand it is a gesture to Nature Monuments by using a raw and unpolished natural material. By adding the new route complementary to the old existing one, spatial interaction is created. Where the old stairs led up alongside the walls, the new stairs zigzag across the tower to reinforce spatial perception. The new stairs lead up to the level of the floor just below the immense concrete reservoir at 28 m. Height.
旧阶梯从28m高度开始沿着水槽外部的狭窄空间继续上升。目前蓄水池下方的楼层上有一座钢筋旋梯穿过空水槽底部。旋梯沿着塔壁缓缓向上，增强了水塔心脏—蓄水池的空间感。此时，你会感觉乏力，又会惊异于为整个区域提供水压的巨大水量。
From this level the original stairs went up through a tight space alongside the exterior of the tank. Now a steel winding stairs depart from the floor below the reservoir and goes right through the bottom of the empty tank. The stairs slowly wind up alongside the walls and intensifies the spatial perception of the reservoir, the heart of the tower. You feel feeble as a visitor and you get an impression of the huge quantity of water that used to provide water pressure for the entire region.
眺望台设在塔顶。为了向观景者提供更好的视线，水槽盖已经被部分移除用来架设阶梯。透明光栅地板带给人身处水槽中央的真实感。除了原有的四扇小窗外，又增加了四扇大窗，德威登的景色透过八扇窗户尽收眼底，一览无遗，给予怀着激动喜悦心情前来登顶的人们最好的馈赠。
At the top of the tower you have reached the look-out post. The ‘lid’ of the tank has been partly removed in order to create steps to offer more of an overview for groups at the look-out post. The transparent raster floor makes you imagine yourself to be right in the middle of the tank. Alongside the four small existing windows four large ones have been added that complete the view of De Wieden. The public makes an exciting and multifaceted journey upstairs and is rewarded with a beautiful view.
水塔改造是一项十分艰难的工作，这份艰难不仅在于改变区域规划带来的一系列繁琐程序或将这座水塔视为共有财产的周边居民的不解和质疑，更在于它是一座国家纪念塔，这也是改变外观和水库结构面临的最大难点。该设计的优势是最大程度保留原有外观的同时对水塔内部进行改造。
Repurposing the water tower was an intensive track. Not in the least because of the procedural actions due to changing the zoning plan or eradicating any objections or doubts from the inhabitants of the surroundings, who often view the tower as their communal property. The water tower is a national monument, which made alterations to the exterior and interfering with the reservoir a difficult point. The strength of this plan lies in a combination of extreme restraint on the exterior and an architectural statement on the inside of the tower.
该水塔无疑是德威登市的鲜明地标，是当地居住区里面的里程碑。设计的新公共区域“云梯”和四周设置的窗户强化了这一功能。人、景和纪念水塔三者的和谐成为本区域独有的标签。
The water tower is naturally a landmark in the landscape of De Wieden This iconic building has now been made inhabitable. Its new public function, the ‘route architecturale’ and the windows to the surroundings reinforce this even more. Connecting the people, the landscape and the monumental water tower has ensured a reinforcement of a feeling of identity tat is linked to the place.Text By St. Jansklooster & gooood
Project Sint Jansklooster
Location Barsbeek 6
Programme Watchtower
Client BOEi, Natuurmonumenten & Vitens
Date preliminary design 2007
Acceptance 2014
Floor erea n.v.t
Architect Zecc Architecten BV
Project architect Bart Kellerhuis, Marnix van der Meer
Project team Tom Leerkes, Mark Gerritsen
Supervisor Maneschijn Bouw
Contractor Hofmanconstructies
Stairs and (wooden) floor Maneschijn Bouw, Hofmanconstructies
Photographer Stijnstijl
项目来源: Zecc Architecten
