 |
| What is this structure? |
One of my favourite sights so far here in the city of Enschede in The Netherlands is this striking building covered in Delft-blue ceramic tiles. What is it, I wondered? There are doors but they seem to be only for the initiated, not the public. No sign identifies the building as a museum or place of worship, for example. Oh, there is a puff of steam coming from the top of the tower. It is something functional.
 |
| Individual tiles with Dutch themes cover the building and tower. |
Have you ever seen a beautiful power plant? Until now I have
not. A bit of research reveals this work of art to be the Stadshaard (City Hearth)
heating & power station, opened in 2010. The gas-fired power plant produces
electricity and the heat is distributed to homes and businesses in the Roombeek
district, an area that has been extensively rebuilt since it was devastated in
2000 by a fireworks explosion that killed 23 people.
 |
| Stadshaard (City Hearth) heating & power station in Enschede, The Netherlands.
Congratulations are due to the designers of the building and
to those who supported and enacted the design – people with the vision to
understand that what is functional can also be an object of beauty.
|
Reference
No comments:
Post a Comment