Seeing the street as a communication platform, the architects of Stiftung Freizeit want to open spaces for action, participation and exchange. In collaboration with the BMW Guggenheim Lab, currently located in Berlin, the collective organized one day of transformation of car parking spaces in Prenzlauer Berg into spaces for everyone. The results are pretty diverse, ranging from swimming pools to pop-up dance floors and a power-nap space (my personal favorite).
The statement the Labplatz project wants to make here has obviously to do with reclaiming public space from cars. Nevertheless, you can ask yourself the question whether a parking spot is the best place for a dance floor or children’s swimming pool…
Our friends from Torino Stratosferica transformed an unused tramway in Turin into a neighbourhood park. "Precolinnear Park is the start of a new age of reclaim in the city."
An augmented reality exhibition along the River Thames transforms London’s public space into a COVID-proof digital museum.
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