Quiet Tower
Oxford, England2024Research
- Overview
- The tower is an argument against the visitor economy. You cannot photograph the tree from the street. You have to climb, leave your shoes, and wait for the light to turn the fruit.
- Client
- Island Trust
- Area
- 48 sq m
- Status
- Built
A 4.2-meter plot between two wooden townhouses, a neighbor who requested silence after 7pm, and a brief that forbade retail.
A single stair wrapping a void. Walls of charred cedar. Floors of straw-mat panels cut to a 90-centimeter module. No electricity on the upper two levels — only a paper lantern you carry up.
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Open three days a week, twelve visitors at a time. The waiting list is the project most honest drawing.
Lead
James Morrow
Joinery
North Woodworks
Paper
Valley Paper