Marsk Watchtower（马斯克瞭望塔）丨丹麦丨BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

All along the (Marsk) Watchtower: BIG unveils images of its new tourist attraction by the North Sea

Image by Rasmus Hjortshoj & BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

new corten steel Marsk Watchtower have been revealed, showcasing a sculptural design that offers users superlative views of the adjacent North Sea coast.

Image by Rasmus Hjortshoj and BIG

Marsk Tower section. Image by BIG

DNA helices inspire the 80-foot-tall observatory located in

Denmark

’s Wadden Sea National Park, a UNESCO

World Heritage site

. The tapered structure increases in width as the spiral gradually climbs its way to the top and the 40-foot-wide viewing platform. Two sets of steps totaling 277 connect users to its base, which also contains a built-in elevator for increased accessibility.

Image by Rasmus Hjortshoj and BIG

The tower is meant to lure tourists to the Marsk Camp complex and will now make up the centerpiece of a program that also includes an on-site restaurant. A 250-ton concrete plinth forms the base of the helix-like structure with similarities to the 150-foot-tall

Camp Adventure tower

installed in the Gisselfeld Klosters Skove forest by Danish studio

EFFEKT

in 2017.

Image by Rasmus Hjortshoj and BIG

“Because of the earth curvature, visitors will gradually expand their view of the horizon while walking to the top of the tower. On the foot of the tower, you will be able to see 4 km into the distance, but from the top of the tower, the view is expanded to an 18 km view into the horizon,” BIG's Jakob Lange said in a statement.

Image by Rasmus Hjortshoj and BIG

BIG’s new tower joins

Henning Larsen

's

The Wave housing complex

and

3XN

’s

Blue Planet Aquarium

on a list of significant buildings in the Scandinavian country inspired by nature that have been completed in the past decade.