{"id":8716,"date":"2025-07-02T11:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T11:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/20years.enterthemothership.com\/portfolio\/watervaltoren\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:23:27","slug":"watervaltoren","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/spectrum.enterthemothership.com\/en\/portfolio\/watervaltoren\/","title":{"rendered":"Watervaltoren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;343319&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-108155&#8243; medias=&#8221;8717,8719,8720&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media|lightbox|original,icon,caption&#8221; screen_lg=&#8221;1000&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_h_align=&#8221;right&#8221; single_v_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; single_title_dimension=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;100670&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162733&#8243; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;233386&#8243;]This is a custom heading element&#8230;[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_raw_html]W3BvcnRmb2xpb19pbmZvXQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;299488&#8243;]In the open Frisian landscape, a familiar silhouette rises: a former water tower, robust and industrial. Yet where the tower once served a purely utilitarian purpose, it now finds a second life as a spectacular artwork \u2014 the Watervaltoren. In this concept, the tower is not merely commemorated but literally brought back to life, with a real waterfall cascading down its concrete shaft.<\/p>\n<p>From the tower\u2019s upper ring, real water flows downward \u2014 a vertical fountain that cloaks the structure in a swirling skin of motion. The tower thus transforms into a powerful symbol of circulation, energy, and natural force \u2014 an ode to water itself. The sound of the cascading stream and the cooling microclimate complete the experience, making it both immersive and tangible.<\/p>\n<p>As night falls, the tower undergoes a magical transformation. The waterfall is illuminated from within by soft white and colored light, causing the cascading water to glow against the darkness. From afar, the tower appears to radiate light and life. 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