The sheer sense of scale and unique historical detailing of former industrial buildings has supported an increase in the adaptive reuse of these properties over the past two decades. The LocHal is exemplary for reuse and repurpose of this iconic industrial site. The new mix-used building is a hub for knowledge sharing, housing a library, co-working spaces and a host of local cultural hubs - including an investment fund and a regional knowledge institute.
Exploring the full potential of straw construction leaves us with a mind-blowing impression. Once we allow to be reinspired by this amazing building material it will change the way we build houses. It unites qualities of a local, circular and carbon storing building material. Straw holds the power of a regenerating ressource, the power for participatory creation and the power for social networking. It paths the way into a sustainable, aestetic and inclusive future.
Enhancing the sustainability and preserving future use by modernizing an outdated sports hall using straw as an upscalable after-isolation product.
Study Mate is a platform for students all over the Europe that helps them to find mates for their projects, start-ups, thesis, or collaborations of any kind with people from different specialities and universities.
Cutting edge, hands-on educational program combining sustainability, industry 4.0 and wearable technology for future textile narratives. Demystifying technology by interweaving traditional craftsmanship with advanced prototyping tools, biobased materials, software & fabrication techniques. A combined 3 months of skills modules and 3 months of personal project development with mentorship.Join any of the 45 locations to connect local expertise and tutorials with online best practices globally.
The New Hand Lab (NHL), located in the city of Covilhã - Portugal, is a hive of creators and artists who transform the history of wool into original and contemporary ideas. The NHL is based in the former Wool Factory António Estrella | Júlio Afonso, a historic building in the process of being considered as a national monument. As a collaborative project, the NHL promotes and disseminates the endogenous resources of the region through creative, sustainable and innovative products and initiatives.
The treasure of Helix Felix is an educational kit which consists of an interactive book, boards, notebooks, sound boxes, tracking templates and stamps.
Stimulating children through play, storytelling, and creative activities, but above all to encourage them to have experiences involving all their senses will serve to open their minds, stimulate their potential, unleash their genius and help them learn while having fun.
Sound kinetic objects respond to soil moisture conditions in their current location. The acquired data generate sound and create an audio acoustic environment. The installation takes into account the issue of environmental sustainability and at the same time combines it with media art and data sonification.
The main intent of the project is to re-form this portion of the city, integrating it with the Milanese context, thus creating a new polarity for the community. The project intends to maintain an active relationship with the historical memory of the place and at the same time define new spaces that can be used by the community. Water is used as a design element, which allows you to work on three very specific levels of redevelopment: urban, social and environmental.
Loop is modular furniture, which implement reuse of waste and secondary materials - those generated as a result of consumption, as well as those that are a side effect of production. It is important that Loop also enables the reuse of currently intensively used face masks and the waste generated during their production. Loop furniture can be used both as a seat or a table with a cushion placed on the floor. This product is foldable and flat packed for easy storage and sustainable distribution.
