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Dippach Water Tower

Dippach Water Tower

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Dippach Water Tower

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Location: Capellen Canton, Luxemburg

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1. Pond in Luxembourg – Dippach Water Tower loop from Dippach

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2. Dippach Water Tower loop from Dippach

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March 1, 2021

This water tower was designed by Paul Bretz architects

"The stipulated combination of an elevated water tank with a pressurized water tank located approx. 20 m above the elevated tank led us to develop a simple, aesthetic yet unusual form for this water tower. The three quadratic volumes are highly interconnected in terms of function but still merge to create a simple, dynamic building"
(source: paulbretz.com/)

The Luxembourgish town of Dippach does not have its own water supply plant. Rather, its water is provided by the Syndicat des Eaux du Sud. Until recently, water pressure in the town’s water tower and earth reservoir was regulated by a pressure-boosting system in one of Dippach’s residential districts. However, increases to the population over the past few years meant that the water volume was no longer sufficient. The new container for drinking water has fundamentally reconceived the supply of potable water for the community.

The need to connect an earth reservoir and a raised tank that would lie about 20 metres above the reservoir led to a simple yet unusual form. The new water tower consists of three massive rectangles planned specifically for their function. The structure, which stands in an exposed location, has become the town’s new trademark. Its distinctive impression is created by its precise proportions: repeated use of a single shell-plate format of 1.50 x 3.00 metres. The architects paid particular attention to the exact production of these shell elements. Paul Bretz has also covered the entire roof surface with concrete plates to make the sculptural shape of the water tower just as effective when seen from above
(source: detail-online.com/blog-article/a-trademark-in-exposed-concrete-water-tower-by-paul-bretz-architectes-31631/)

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