项目位于荷兰新莱克兰，由RV Architectuur事务所操刀设计，改造后的水塔变身一个舒适的居所，并赢得了2020年荷兰水塔奖。该奖项每年颁发给最佳改造水塔的所有者，今年，项目的业主——两位堂兄弟获得了此项殊荣。两兄弟从小在水塔边的房屋内出生长大。2013年，年仅21岁的他们设法购买了这座塔楼。他们的计划是，在未来的十年内将水塔逐步转型，目前，他们则想尽快搬进水塔居住，而且居住者并不止他们自己，还包括他们的妻子与四个孩子。

The transformation of the watertower in Nieuw Lekkerland by RV Architectuur, won the Dutch Watertowerprize 2020. The prize is awarded every year to owners of the best transformed watertower. This year the honour goes to two cousins. Both born and raised in a house right next to the watertower. In the year 2013 – only aged 21 at the time – they managed to buy the tower. The idea was to work gradually on the transformation during the next 10 years. Yet they did intend to start living in the tower as soon as possible. And not just by themselves. In the meantime, they both got married and started a family. Now the proud parents of 2 children each.

▼远观项目，viewing the project at distance © René de Wit

水塔坐落于新莱克兰村外的一座堤坝上，建于1915年。塔上的景观视野极佳；在这里，一侧可以俯瞰德莱克河；另一侧则是典型的荷兰圩田景观，许许多多的风车散落在田野间，美不胜收；天气晴朗的时候，甚至可以看到著名的小孩堤防-埃尔斯豪特风车群 (Windmills at Kinderdijk)。水塔外观以及周边区域的改造预算较少，因此业主自己动手根据喜好对水塔表面以及周边环境进行了重建与改造。

The watertower is situated on a dike just outside the village Nieuw Lekkerland. It is built in 1915. The view from the tower is breathtaking. On one side of the tower you look out over the river De Lek, on the other side one has a view on the typical Dutch polder landscape with its many windmills. On a bright day you can even see the windmills of Kinderdijk. The tower and the area surrounding the watertower has totally been rebuild by their own hands for a relatively modest budget. They remodelled the tower and its surroundings totally according to their own taste.

▼周边环境由业主亲自改造，the tower and the area surrounding the watertower has totally been rebuild by their own hands © René de Wit

除了对业主的努力与勇气表示认可外，荷兰水塔奖评审团还重点表彰了建筑手段在水塔改造中的关键性作用。用他们的话来说，“建筑师Ruud Visser与Fumi Hoshino的强大设计能力构成了水塔成功转型的基础。巨大的落地窗将美丽的德莱克河与圩田景观引入室内，在增强室内空间质感的同时，与水塔坚固的外观完美契合。利用有限的预算实现水塔的完美转型，实在是令人耳目一新。” “在设计过程中，建筑师的座右铭是：‘想把水塔变成住宅，就要亲身生活在其中。’这正是项目转型的力量所在！”

Apart from the effort and grit of the owners the jury of the Dutch Watertowerprize highlights the role of the architectural intervention that underlies the transformation. In their words: “The basis of the successful transformation is formed by the powerful design of Ruud Visser and Fumi Hoshino. Huge floor-to-floor windows looking out over the river De Lek and the Dutch polder landscape contribute to the quality of the spaces inside and fit perfectly with the robust appearance of the watertower. It is refreshing to see that such an inspiring transformation can be realized with a small budget” “The motto of the architects during the design process was: ‘Do not change a water tower into a house, yet live in a water tower’. and exactly this was the strength of this transformation!”

▼由道路看水塔，viewing the tower from the street © René de Wit

▼水塔全览，overall of the tower © René de Wit