CROW´S NEST

The Styrian organization TANNO  tasked participants with designing a lookout tower using a specific regional product: spruce wood.

Inspired by the historical use of spruce for ship masts, the architectural response closely follows the principles and forms of shipbuilding.

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The tower's design is based on a living spruce tree, which not only symbolizes the mast but also supports the entire structure made of the same material. A light, organic roof, evoking the illusion of a sail, completes the lookout tower's form.

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The name of the tower refers to the crow's nest, a term used in maritime language for the platform at the top of a ship's mast.

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This project was awarded first place in the TANNO school competition 2021.

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https://www.tanno.at/beitrag/preisverleihung-schulwettbewerb-endlich-live/