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Abandoned Silos Transformed Into a Climbing Gym

inhabitat.com — The city of Amsterdam wasn’t quite sure what to do with three abandoned sewage treatment silos, so they decided to hold a competition to determine the best adaptive reuse project. One of the projects submitted for the competition was by Amsterdam-based NL Architects, who proposed to transform the silos into an incredible set of climbing towers.

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  • jpop, on 05/09/2009, -0/+21Cool, but the title from the article is misleading. The silo's ended up being made into a cultural facility and not a set of climbing towers.
  • skiindude22, on 05/09/2009, -0/+14Bastards got me all excited... and then the apparently unimportant little side note at the end saying that it won't happen.
  • KillerLettuce, on 05/09/2009, -0/+9They did this to some old corn silo's in the small town where i'm from.
  • Hedison, on 05/09/2009, -0/+7Interesting. Along the same lines there is an old public toilet at mile end london that is now a curry house. Makes you wonder
  • DimWatchtower, on 05/09/2009, -0/+6Rock climbing on the outside would be awesome.
  • b9gh47q, on 05/09/2009, -0/+4Same here, I think this is a really cool idea.
  • blah247, on 05/09/2009, -0/+4We've had one of those in my city for the last 8 years.
  • factsahoy, on 05/09/2009, -0/+4silos
  • booyahbitch, on 05/09/2009, -1/+4I always thought curry had a familiar scent to it!
  • AshDav, on 05/09/2009, -2/+5wow. how imaginative!
    thanks for sharing
  • mafiax, on 05/10/2009, -0/+3Upper Limits in Bloomington Illinois did this and it rocks.. but the climbing is inside the silos not outside like in the pics in the article

  • slippeh, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Same. Read the whole article only to come to this at the end..

    "As cool as this idea is, unfortunately the NL Architects design was not chosen by the Amsterdam City Council. Instead, they chose a project designed by Arons en Gelauff, which will be called the Annie MG Schmidt House. While also a multi-purpose cultural center, the Annie MG Schmidt House was a bit more family oriented with a playground, more restaurants and shops. The new center is expected to be opened in 2011."

  • loneraver, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Go NEDERLAND!
  • ahatter, on 05/10/2009, -0/+2there is a climbing gym in OKC that is made out of old silos.. not nearly that cool though.
  • knol, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Outside climbing doesn't look too special, but the inside looked interesting.
  • pookydirt, on 05/10/2009, -0/+2Wow... silos that look like gigantic shin guards!
  • jedinate, on 05/10/2009, -0/+2Cool idea and a great way to really recycle something, it should have won.
  • nepidae, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Yeah, wtf was that about...
  • theghoul, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2I'm going to make a amateur observatory out of mine.
  • bj1989, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Damnit. I'm a climber and I live in Amsterdam. The gym where I usually go will have to close in the near future so this would be great. Sucks they didn't choose this idea.
  • factsahoy, on 05/09/2009, -1/+3Too bad it's totally inaccurate. The title says it already happened, but in fact it hasn't happened and won't. The local government chose a different proposal.
  • FAT_PIGGY, on 05/10/2009, -0/+2Don't fall down there is sewage at the bottom.
  • mikemehak, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2great way to get exercise and stay fit
  • godofpumpkins, on 05/09/2009, -0/+2Unfortunately, if anyone bothered reading the text, it says this project wasn't chosen, and that it'll be made into a rather more boring "family center" instead :(

    Edit: oh whoops, someone else already commented saying this, sorry!
  • styleinmotion, on 05/09/2009, -1/+2that's so awesome! although i doubt you'll be climbing up many cliffs that are rounded like that
  • CameSawConquere, on 05/09/2009, -0/+1That's one HUUUGEEE giraffe!! :D

    (I had to create this account just to throw that out there)
  • gkiltz, on 05/10/2009, -0/+1In the US, we have converted quite a few of them to cell phone towers!
  • acman54321, on 05/09/2009, -0/+1Silos needed!
  • chamorro, on 05/26/2009, -0/+0Make bridges not silos.
  • Midtowner, on 05/09/2009, -4/+3This isn't exactly new and brilliant. Here in Oklahoma City, we've had converted grain silos as climbing gyms for quite awhile now. Congrats to the Netherlands for catching up though!
  • birdwork, on 05/09/2009, -8/+2If only I were eight again! Man, that's awesome

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