Casinotuerm
2001
ELEMENTAR ARCHITECTES
Description
The listed Casino Tower in Ehnen has been reactivated without being touched. Rather than restoring, the project has inserted a second, autonomous tower within the existing shell. The monument has been carefully repaired using traditional techniques, while the new structure asserts a precise, contemporary language. Made of welded solid steel, it concentrates access, services and living space into a compact vertical system. The stair thickens into infrastructure, embedding all technical functions. What appears as an object becomes a reversible device: the historic envelope remains intact, while the programme operates independently within.
Category
Engaging with the existing
Subcategory
S — projects under 1,000 m²
Placement
Nominee
LAA Edition
2026
Author(s)
2001WITH
HLG
Client
Administration Communale de Wormeldange
Surface area
172 m²
Year of completion
2022
Location (city)
Ehnen