Article source: Hollegha arquitectos

The biggest challenge of the project was the structural solution of the cantilever platform. The old lookout was set up on a fissured mass of rock resting on an inclined plane. For this reason, our approach was based on a counterweight buried in the solid terrain in order to relieve the less stable rock area.
Due to its length of 12.8m and the location on the precipice, the platform offers completely new perspectives for landscape and bird watch, and the view of the famous hydroelectric station of Aldeadávila is spectacular. At its furthest point there is an opening covered with a steel grating that allows a vertical view over the cliff.

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• Architects: Hollegha arquitectos
• Project: Duero lookout
• Location: Aldeadávila de la Ribera, Spain
• Software used: Autocad, Revit, Vettones & Agisoft Photoscan Professional

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