MILEWOOD / the point where past and present coincide

design for a courtyard garden Groningen Seaports at Delfzijl

measurements
591 inch x 15.7 inch x 15.7 inch / diameter basalt circle 118 inch / length conical tubes 315 inch / height of building 709 inch

material
mooring-post from the Balkenhaven [appr. 140 years old and 6614 pounds in weight] / basalt from the sea-defence wall / 12 polyester tubes with stainless steel caps / milled-in stainless steel element with stainless steel shackles and steel cables

desiderata
the object expresses the relation between the sea and two ports, their history and future / it is weather and public resistant / does not cause noise pollution / does not interfere with the transparency of the building / leaves room for a window-cleaning installation / connects the four floors