‘Tower of Sol’ is a conceptual architectural model inspired by ‘Fifteen Etchings’, a series by renowned artist Sol LeWitt. LeWitt was an iconic conceptual artist, one of the first to consider that the idea could actually be more important than the work itself. As architects, we are inspired by his work because of the spatial value. We embraced this philosophy and reimagined his abstract visuals as a three-dimensional architectural object.

Each of LeWitt’s fifteen drawings was translated into a unique floor plan. His drawn lines were reinterpreted as solid walls, which were then duplicated to create space for staircases. By vertically stacking these plans, a tower emerges—dense and compact at its base, gradually opening up into more spacious levels as one ascends. By climbing the tower to higher levels, the spaces become larger, the circulation-possibilities degrade and the structure purifies.

LeWitt’s work invites open interpretation, and ‘Tower of Sol’ follows this spirit. While the presence of staircases offers a sense of scale, the model remains abstract and free from context. It stands as a celebration of reinterpretation and imagination, it is a search for the unexpected, and an invitation to see familiar things through a new lens.

Scale-model 1/50
MDF RAL 9002
Aluminium tubing & spindle screws
h. 200 cm x b. 27 cm x l. 27 cm