Photo: Janus van den Eijnden

Temporal Tower

Amsterdam Light Festival, Amsterdam (NL), 2013

The Haringpakkerstoren is one of Amsterdam’s lost towers. During the 2013 Christmas season it could briefly be seen once again.

A tower of canvas, steel and light

The seventeenth century architect Hendrick de Keyser designed the building, which remained part of the city's skyline for centuries. In the nineteenth century, the neglected structure was torn down. With Todd van Hulzen, we developed the design for the Temporal Tower: 30 metres of steel, canvas and, most of all, light. The tower was a major eye-catcher at the second Amsterdam Light Festival.

“The Haringpakkerstoren rises again as a sort of Golden Age Fata Morgana.”

Anouk Eigenraam, NRC — 6 December 2013

“Thanks to the projection, Amsterdammers can get an idea of how the city must have looked with the tower.”

Anouk Eigenraam, NRC — 6 December 2013

Credits

Client
Amsterdam Light Festival

Content Design
Studio Louter

Spatial Design
Todd van Hulzen Design

Light Design
Tinus Holthuis

Construction
Stageco