The Landmark House of Nature was commissioned by the City council of Lommel, one of the councils making up the National park Bosland. There was previously no clear entry point into the National park from Lommel, the council wanted an imposing Gateway that could be seen from afar and would form a sustainable Landmark.
The main goal was to create a single point of entry into the National park Bosland, a gateway which could be used as a focal meeting place to bring visitors together from where they could enter the National park in a safe environment.
The importance of the project as an artwork is to integrate Nature, Landscape Architecture, local wildlife and Art, bringing a much-needed Landmark to the park and leaving a sustainable and innovative Land Art sculpture for the local population and visiting tourists.
This project took 2.5 years to build. It is made of a complex structure of Corten steel supported by 12 large iron pillars from the inside. The outer shell is also Corten steel, a very sustainable and earthy coloured material built to withstand the test of time. House of Nature is 50m long, 7.5m high.
