S: Is for Silo

What do you do with three abandoned sewage treatment silos? Amsterdam-based Arons en Gelauff,transformed the silos into an incredible set of climbing towers. In addition to the climbing areas, the project includes multi-purpose areas, offices, restaurants and other commercial spaces. Similar to the Denmark Water Tower Renovation,the Silo Project involves taking two of the towers and extending their roofs. Inside tower A is a 40 meter high climbing atrium that looks like an inverted funnel with various wall facets, and overhangs to challenge climbers. Below the climbing atrium is a cafe and boulder room while above is a hotel and training facility. Tower B houses a rooftop restaurant, office space, a salon, music studio, and a movie theater. The two towers are connected via a footbridge at the original rooftop height of the silos. The climbing tower bulges in a couple of spots to make the climbing area even more interesting and challenging. A number of routes are also accessible on the outside of the silo. Climbing silos are actually fairly common here in the US especially in the Midwest, like in downtown Oklahoma City at Rocktown, which is a former grain silo transformed into a 16 room climbing gym with 90 foot walls. Now that's using ingenuity and is a F.A.C.T.