Tij Bird Observatory, Scheelhoek Structure, Dutch Nature Reserve Building, Architecture Images
Tij Bird Observatory in Scheelhoek
Timber and Hay Building Development in Holland – Design by RO&AD Architecten
18 Apr 2019
Tij Bird Observatory
Architects: RO&AD Architecten
Location: Scheelhoek, The Netherlands
TIJ means ?tide? which refers to the returning tides in the Haringvliet, but quickly pronounced it also means ?the egg?

Tij is the biggest and most striking of a series of objects designed to celebrate the opening of the Haringvliet sluices in November 2018. The sluices were opened in order to improve water quality and biodiversity, while also stimulating fish migration from the North Sea to the river delta system of Maas and Rhine in the Netherlands. This will create a new, salt-resistant and salt-loving natural environment. The  biodiversity in the surrounding nature reserves will increase and a more robust, healthier ecosystem will develop in the coming years. To let  people experience and explore these changes, a series of bird observatories have been designed in the Haringvliet area. 
Tij is an egg-shaped bird hide situated in Scheelhoek, a nature reserve close to the Haringvliet sluice near Stellendam, the Netherlands. The  reserve consists of large reed beds on the inside of the coastal defences and some flat sand islands outside. These islands are breeding  and feeding grounds for several species of birds like the common tern, spoon...