Grubenwasserhebewerk 
Bergkamen, Germany

Mine water hoist as an urban landmark

"From the depths to the heights, The transcendence of l'Ô"

Our vision for the new construction of the pit water hoist as an urban landmark is to create a new sustainable landmark for the theme 'Eternity Task'.

The new landmark sees itself as a permanent artistic installation that recalls the original industrial history landmark and looks to the future. The former mining site - 54 hectares - is the basis for the new 'Wasserstadt Aden' and the project provides a link to Bergkamen and the new residential development planned along the canal.

Our vision for the project is to create a meaningful symbol that becomes an urban signal, a reference and provides educational information for visitors. The mine water hoist is developed as a 'lighthouse project' at this important location, which outwardly, through the design of the façade, depicts the structural change, the change in energy production and the hoisting of mine water as a task for eternity.

The façade makes the processes in the hoisting plant, conceptually translated, visible to the outside. The façade creates a transparency that communicates the task and the significance of the facility to the outside world. The mine water hoist and the water city of Aden are thus linked with each other, a place of the past and at the same time of the future is created. Past, present and future merge into a holistic work of art. The façade is designed to be sustainable, just like the pit lift as part of the eternity tasks.