THIS FORMER TRANSFORMER TOWER HAS FOUND A NEW PURPOSE: IT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TOWER, PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN FOR NUMEROUS NATIVE SPECIES. WITH CAREFUL PLANNING AND DEDICATION, THE TOWER NOW MEETS THE NEEDS OF SMALL MAMMALS, BIRDS, BATS, AND INSECTS.
TRANSFORMER TOWERS ONCE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN POWER DISTRIBUTION, CONVERTING HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICITY TO LOWER VOLTAGES FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND INDUSTRY. TODAY, MANY OF THESE STRUCTURES STAY UNUSED. REPURPOSING THEM AS CONSERVATION TOWERS OFFERS A SUSTAINABLE, FORWARD-LOOKING ALTERNATIVE. THIS TOWER IN BALZERS, NOW A PROTECTED HISTORICAL MONUMENT, RETAINS ITS ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL VALUE WHILE ALSO FULFILLING AN IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL ROLE.
THIS TOWER IS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABLE REUSE OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. IT HELPS PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY WHILE KEEPING LOCAL HISTORY ALIVE. THIS TOWER STANDS AS A SYMBOL OF HARMONY BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE – IN THE HEART OF BALZERS, LIECHTENSTEIN.
THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED AS A PRO BONO INITIATIVE BY FOUR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS (ONDREJ KOLENO, MERJEM DOGIC, SIMON BENZ AND FELIX SCHMEROLD) FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN IN COLLABORATION WITH OV BALZERS.