Stargazing

CONCEPT

Stargazing can be approached from many perspectives, one

can look in a very theoretical way to the sky to study the constel-

lations and its positions. There is more to stargazing however

than just this perspective, the sky offers wonders and has the

power to trigger the imagination. The children of the community

of Rindal showed us how much wonders the sky can hold to an

individual. Their imagination was easily triggered by just giving

simple facts about the sky.

This inspired me to base my design on our solar system and use

the planets relative size to create platforms on which stargazing

can be experienced in different ways. The first four planets can

be used to step into the structure. The large size of both Jupiter

and Saturn make them perfect for common stargazing areas,

while our last two planets Uranus and Neptune are designed so

the stargazing can be experienced in a different, more secluded

way. The stargazing tower is therefore designed in a way that it

links the above with below.

THE SITE

The site has some unique characteristics, such as the steep

edge and the place where the trees thin out and provide a view

of the lands below. I chose this place to further enhance the

feeling of being far above the ground and closer to the stars.

The structure can be both reached from the field, or more ad-

venturously, from below to travel through the structure to reach

one of the entrance points. It is possible to chose the bigger

platforms for stargazing, or search for the smaller platforms.

Stepping stones

Sundial /

Stargazing

Secluded

Warmth

targazing

Concept

Sketch design

Program