{"id":1393,"date":"2025-10-04T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:44:32","slug":"atelier-r-uses-two-shipping-containers-to-create-czech-republic-lookout-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/atelier-r-uses-two-shipping-containers-to-create-czech-republic-lookout-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Atelier-r uses two shipping containers to create Czech Republic lookout tower"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Lookout<\/div>\n

Architecture studio Atelier-r<\/a> has completed Lookout Above Litomy\u0161l, a viewing tower<\/a> in the Czech Republic<\/a> constructed from two long, narrow shipping containers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Standing on the northwestern outskirts of the town of Litomy\u0161l, the structure is composed of one container laid on its side to create a viewing deck and another placed vertically as a tower.<\/p>\n

Lookout Above Litomy\u0161l forms part of the town’s Destinations of Journeys project, which has involved the commission of several structures aimed at encouraging locals and tourists to explore the area’s countryside.<\/p>\n

\"Lookout
Lookout Above Litomy\u0161l is made from two narrow shipping containers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Given the option of six possible sites, Atelier-r<\/a> opted for a plot off a hiking trail that offered views of both the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Litomy\u0161l Castle and the town centre, including the town hall, which the studio has been working to restore.<\/p>\n

Atelier-r constructed the viewpoint from the two repurposed shipping containers due to both a tight budget and the requirement that any built element could be reversible.<\/p>\n

“We were given free hand in choosing the settings from six proposed locations,” chief architect Miroslav Posp\u00ed\u0161il told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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One of the containers is placed vertically as a tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We were driven to design an iconic object that would act as a visual beacon, drawing people towards it,” Posp\u00ed\u0161il continued.<\/p>\n

“The investor’s brief gradually evolved into a creative process: to conceive a sculptural object with an engaging function, to offer a new perspective on the city centre with minimal investment costs, and to remain respectful of the environment,” he added.<\/p>\n