Relocation Casemates Princes Beatrix Lock

The casemates along the Lek Canal are ready for relocation. On February 22, 2017 the first concrete object was moved.

The Princes Beatrix Lock will be enlarged with a third lock chamber. In order to make this possible, the Lek canal will be widened. Monumental remains of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (military defense line) must be moved in order to make way for the new additon. To simply relocate these objects would be considered the falsification of history. The objects must be pushed aside in a way that clearly shows that they have been moved. This way, the widening of the canal becomes a legible part of the landscape´s history. The bunkers linger as ‘Objets Trouvés’ along the dike. Bureau B+B drew up the Esthetical Demands Program for this project.