Seljord Watch Tower

Description

Seljord Watch Tower in Bjørgeøyan, Seljord, Norway. In 2008, the municipality of Seljord commissioned Rintala Eggertsson Architects to design different lookout points around the Seljord lake to ease the access for local population and visitors to experience the lake at some important places. The assignment was divided into two parts; first to design three small installations in the mid- and southeast section of the lake and then to design a main viewpoint in the southwest end of the lake, close to the small town of Seljord.

The viewing platform was given the form of a tower with a main space at the top overlooking the lake and two smaller spaces on the way to the top, one facing a nearby bird nesting area and the other one facing the crown of the two big pine trees.

The watch tower allows visitors to have magnificent views of the lake and see the local wildlife without disturbing the environment.