Timber Tower in Budapest Provides 360-Degree Views of Nature Reserve

Robert Gutowski Architects has designed a winding and impressive Lookout Tower that serves as a sculptural beacon for hikers visiting the nature reserve of Budapest and Naplás Lake, according to a recent feature in Yanko Design magazine (5-8-23).

The timber tower has been constructed upon an equilateral triangular plan, attaching its large mass to a concrete base in an interesting configuration. “The 27-meter-high top is a triangle corresponding to the ground plan of the lower level but rotated by 60 degrees. The two horizontal planes are connected by triangular front walls sloping gently inwards and outwards. The edges are formed by wooden beams coming from the summits,” the studio told Yanko Design.

The tower is crystalline in nature, which enables it to vary from all angles, and is made up of different resting levels at heights of 6 meters.

Visitors to the tower can openly enter and explore the intricate wooden form of it. They can then slowly climb up the tower to enjoy and access 360-degree vistas of the stunning landscape, by peeking through the slats or entering the panorama deck at the peak.