Viewing tower

standing at a height of 30 meters and wrapped in rope, the viewing tower by ateliereen architecten sits in a nature reserve next to a lake allowing visitors to journey up and view a the scenic surroundings.

Completed in 2009 in Reusel, The Netherlands. Images by ateliereenarchitecten. In the Netherlands over 50 spots are marked on the map as starting points for recreational use of the rural landscape. People are encouraged to park...

Image 8 of 16 from gallery of EFFEKT's Spiraling Observation Tower Will Take Visitors 45 Meters Above the Treetops. Photograph by EFFEKT

BIG has revealed new images by Rasmus Hjortshøj of Marsk Tower, its spiralling double-helix viewing tower, which recently opened to the public in Denmark.

The Periscope Tower is a giant wooden periscope structure that serves as an observation tower and engages the viewer in a dialogue with the landscape. With the…

The Kurgi Observation Tower competition sought out designs for an observation tower for Kurgi farm, one of the last remaining Latvian Ardennes breeding programs. The winning entry came from Daniel Norell, Einar Rodhe and Agnes Mührer from Norell/Rodhe architectural firm in Sweden. Their “Tower of Many Views” is a vertical gridded framework with a system of architectural ‘plug-ins’ that cantilever from a central core.

The winding and impressive Lookout Tower was designed and constructed to mark the nature reserve of Budapest and Naplás Lake. It was designed by Robert Gutowski

This pavilion for Bruneck in Italy would be built from straight timber sections arranged to form a twisting tower with a viewing platform at its peak

andrénfogelström's low viewing tower enhances its pastoral context rather than seeking to be a monumental icon rising over the landscape.

Image 2 of 20 from gallery of Fajtuv Observation Tower / Studio acht. Photograph by Alexandra Timpau