the dike - Onwaardsedijk
The second dike, the Onwaardsedijk, is a ancient and had lost its function;
but because of its historical value it had been declared a monument. Its height
averaged only three meters. Going over it would have changed the landscape too
much because the bridge was a short distance further, and there would have been
an extra perpendicular dike between the Onwaardsedijk and the dikes along the
canal. So the planners had already decided to cut through it. They had planned
to round off the truncated ends. This would have more or less camouflaged the
dike as it was already so low. So I decided to make the cut explicit by showing
it clearly. Its height and shape were presented by making a vertical cut and
making it crisp with concrete walls - no higher than the dike - following its
contour. One wall was black and the other white in order to further disassociate
the dike from the road.
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