COUNTRY ESTATE iCOON
During opening hours, you can enjoy a coffee, tea, soft drink or beer with a snack on the terrace of iCOON.
OPENING HOURS
Saturday & Sunday from 11am to 5pm
and during special events
WATCHTOWER De UITzWAAI
With respect for the history of the area, Rotterdam artist Joram Raaijmakers designed a watchtower based on the watchtowers from the Cold War. The built UITzWAAI was inspired by his design. The installation took place in April 2025.
The tower can be climbed during the opening hours of the terrace.
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TREE TENT no. 20
iCOON has been donated a tree tent, and preparations are in full swing to realize it at iCOON. It will be tree tent number 20!
Dré Wapenaar is the creator/designer of the tree tents. Since his first canvas sculptures, he has built a whole arsenal of tent designs. From piano pavilions to covered bicycle bridges, from bird shelters to actual tent villages, together they form a kind of model society. And they exist – just like people – alone or in groups, form pairs, are mobile, move, stand proudly occupying their space, or seem to disappear into their surroundings.
They are shelters that allow you to retreat into your own realm while still offering you all the space to live in community. Here, Wapenaar plays with interpersonal relationships and the tension between the public and private spheres. And soon you can see and experience them at iCOON.
FORMER AMMUNITION BUNKER
The bunker in which the iCOON museum is located is a German bunker of the type FL246. The official function description is "Munitionsauffüllraum für schwere Flakbatterie", which indicates that it is a bunker for storing ammunition for anti-aircraft guns.
Construction of this bunker began in October 1942. Among other things, 1,500 cubic meters of concrete were used during construction. The bunker was the main ammunition storage facility of the former Marine-Flak-Batterie "Nordmole", which was located in the Voorduin. This anti-aircraft battery had 4 pieces of 10.5 cm caliber anti-aircraft guns. The guns were installed in concrete bunkers that were equipped with steel domes. Although these bunkers had their own small supply of ammunition that was stored in the bunkers themselves, when the anti-aircraft guns were used intensively, the supply of ammunition had to be replenished from the FL246. This was most likely done by truck or cart with horse traction.
For the FL246 a loading and unloading place was made for trucks or carts. These vehicles could come close to the gun bunkers via a special road that was built through the Voorduin.
By: Christian Quist
