MAP Architects, Kalø Tower Visitor Access, Rønde, Denmark, 2016. Photo Bjørn Pierri Enevoldsen
This 700 year-old medieval ruin is key in Danish history. Built on an isthmus projecting from the coast, it is a local reference, a social anchor and major national tourist attraction in the northern part of the Jutland peninsula. Three stories high and two stories deep, the brick tower has been empty of its internal structure for centuries, with a single small opening at its base as the only source of visual access to the interior.
Kalø Tower Visitor Access, Rønde, Denmark
Program: observation tower
Architect: MAP Architects
Area: 145 sqm
Completion: 2016