The Somnium is an accessible roof garden located on the TNF tower (Faculty of Engineering Natural Sciences Tower - TNF) of the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU).
Studio Rota Nodari has extensive experience in civil and industrial project development. For many years, it has designed temporary and permanent steel and aluminum structures such as tensile structures, scaffolding, platforms, and prefabricated roofs for various events throughout Italy and abroad.
In June 2018, a new and unique lookout tower by world-famous architect Martin Rajniš opened in the Prague municipal district of Kyje. When designing the tower, maximum emphasis was placed on the use of natural and renewable material.
The lookout tower structure is constructed with acacia logs 3.15 inches in diameter. The main supporting structure includes three legs, where a spiral staircase is also suspended. The tower legs are made of a lattice structure in the shape of an elongated barrel. At the top, the legs are interconnected with three steel hoops and a triangular steel structure.
The tower is 77.1 ft high with the observation platform located 65.5 ft above ground elevation. The observation tower can hold up to 9 people during typical operation.
The architectural highlight of the Halle (Saale) bus station includes stylish canopies over the bus platforms. The continuous lights integrated at the roof edges are a real eye-catcher, especially at night.
The pedestrian bridge over the Taffa River functions not only as a bridge, but includes a garden toolshed and seating along the platform. Additionally, the delicate top truss chords provide a pedestrian railing along the bridge's length.
A spectacular viewing platform visible from afar is the architectural highlight of Meixi International New City, a city expansion of Changsa, China. The conical double helix with a height of 98.5 ft provides a 360-degree view, including the Meixi reservoir, which covers an area of 4,305,564 ft².
The treetop trail in the Giant Mountains (Czech: Krkonoše) is the second experience trail created by eak (Erlebnis Akademie AG) in the Czech Republic.
Over a length of 4,922 ft, it twists through the treetops of the mixed mountain forest. It ends at a lookout tower with a height of around 141 ft, and its platform offers a breathtaking view over the Krkonoše National Park.
The lookout tower, with a height of about 131 ft, is the highlight of the treetop trail on Sommerberg Hill in Bad Wildbad, Germany. The viewing platform on the top of the tower offers a remarkable view over the densely wooded Central/North Schwarzwald Nature Park.
In June 2013, one of the world's highest timber lookout structures opened on the Pyramidenkogel, a mountain in Carinthia, Austria. The tower, including the spire, is 328 ft high. It has four accessible viewing platforms, one closed and three open, offering a breathtaking view over the Alps-Adriatic region and the lakes of Carinthia.
In summer 2012, the first Czech treetop walkway opened in Lipno in the presence of Václav Klaus, then President of the Czech Republic. A path 2,214 ft in length leads to a major tourist attraction: the tree tower.
On the top platform, at a height of 131 ft, visitors can enjoy the wonderful view from the wooden lookout over Šumava National Park and Lipno Dam on the Vltava River. In the center, the tower includes a playground slide 170.6 ft in length, representing the longest closed slide in the Czech Republic.
The bird-watching tower in the Reuss River delta is an exceptional lookout construction in the Urner Alps. Its striking primary framework consists of 48 log timber columns standing in an inclined position. From four viewing platforms, people seeking relaxation enjoy the wonderful view over the river delta, and ornithologists can watch nesting birds.
The cylindrical steel structure of the aviary consists of an upper column in the form of an inclined spoked wheel and a base with anchoring spans as an observation platform.