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Counterpoint
Höga Kusten, Sweeden
Conceptual Project
Project summary:
Counterpoint - A man made object to celebrate nature by using and reusing it, showing it and experiencing it into the extreme. There is no place in the world where you can see the power of the Holocene as well as in the Swedish region Höga Kusten. The area increases in height eight millimeters a year. Eight millimeters! Can you imagine that? It's as fast as your thumbnail grows. Counterpoint gives you the opportunity to experience this primal power. Counterpoint is a 4 meter thick wall with a height of 200 meters. The wall just looks like it's cut out of Omneberget, and put back reversed. Be amazed. Take a walk on Counterpoint, stay overnight or do some research. Or stare. Just stare and feel like a little man in this enormous
Wind Direction
Counterpoint exactly runs the longitude, from north to south. At one side you will see the east, at the other side the west. Two completely different worlds. One in the luff, one in the lee. One in the sun, one in the shade - until that one, unique moment, when the sun lo cates right above the wall, in which both sides are equal.
Holoscene
Counterpoint is built of eight millimeter thin layers of stone from Omneberget. Thereby you can see at a glance how long it took nature to create a mountain like this. You can also see this in the slit that is left in the mountain. A beautiful object of study for researchers working with glacial isostasy.
Primal Power
Inside the wall, there is a thousand-steps stairs to the top. At first the wall is open at the east side, later on it is open at the west side and almost at the end it is open at both sides. At this point, you will experience the humility of mankind and the majesty of nature. Do you want to reach the top? You will have to enforce and be determined. Tired? Put your hand at the layered wall, take a deep breath and go on.
Day
In a guestroom, at a height of more than 150 meters, you will experience a day like never before. In the middle of your room there is a bed, and the east and west sides of your room provide a panoramic view. It will seem like you are floating in Höga Kusten, like you won't miss any sunrise, sunset, aurora, snow storm or the sky full of stars.
World Heritage
An educational laboratory is located at the top end of the wall. This is a place for researchers to study the natural phenomena in the UNESCO World Heritage. Also, this lab is a place for nature education. For example, workshops for children. Because of the good access of this place by stairs and elevator, it is in reach for everyone.
Counterpoint
Höga Kusten, Sweeden
Conceptual Project
Counterpoint - A man made object to celebrate nature by using and reusing it, showing it and experiencing it into the extreme. There is no place in the world where you can see the power of the Holocene as well as in the Swedish region Höga Kusten. The area increases in height eight millimeters a year. Eight millimeters! Can you imagine that? It's as fast as your thumbnail grows. Counterpoint gives you the opportunity to experience this primal power. Counterpoint is a 4 meter thick wall with a height of 200 meters. The wall just looks like it's cut out of Omneberget, and put back reversed. Be amazed. Take a walk on Counterpoint, stay overnight or do some research. Or stare. Just stare and feel like a little man in this enormous