PRIX W 2009 - Castle in the Sky - 3rd Prize

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PRIX W 2009 - Castle in the Sky - 3rd Prize

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Type

Commercial › Office
Cultural › Cultural Center

SIZE

300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft

The slender architecture of the water tower dominates a territory that
is historically devoted to water management. The reservoir is a summit outside
of the city. It is over there . Enriched by a contemporary
recreational programme, it becomes the symbol for the ecological issues of our
time. The public space finds itself amended.Infiltration : Two thousand square metres of tertiary activities constitute the semi
buried base of the water tower. Access to the reservoir opens up the first
walkway from the street to the underground tha bought to life around a pond.Evaporation : The shaft, dressed in highly reflective stainless steel, makes the foot
of the reservoir appear not to be there. Disconnected from the ground, it takes
on a volatile and inaccessible aspect. The visitor is invited to reconnect with
it via an elevator.Vaporisation :

Disconnected from the outside world, the visitor discovers a terrace at
the summit, an original rooftop space for festivities with the spirit of a
dance hall.Precipitation :

A ramp threads its way round the reservoir through the canopy .
It guides the visitor on a high-level walkway. During this journey throught the
clouds, they see the city from another perspective. The water tower has become
the up there .It is the Castle in the Sky !