Water tower Utrecht

After years of vacancy, the water tower on the Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht has been given a new destination. In 2012, the dilapidated national monument was purchased by a private client and Zecc made the design for the transformation into an exclusive six-storey residence (in the former water reservoir), three apartments (in the lower part of the tower) and a commercial space on the ground floor. The challenge for this design lay in creating good daylight openings, a beautiful outdoor area with a view of the Dom and good access with a lift and safe stairwell. Interventions that have been carefully integrated into the Amsterdam School architecture of the more than 100-year-old monument.