HUB 01
Specifics
Client: vzw Katho, Katholieke Hogeschool Kortrijk
Location: Kortrijk
Realization: 2011 – 2012
Design team: David Driesen, Tom Verschueren, Emilie Dorekens (dmvA), Sabine Rosseel (A3 ontwerpburo /Art, Architecture And more)
Engineer Techniques: Bvba Studiebureel Vansteelandt
Photography: Mick Couwenbergh
Size: 225 mu00b2
Publications
A prototype of this terminal is built in Courtrai and follows the form of an I-phone. This mobile terminal houses a central kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. By a simple connecting system (hidden by the yellow accordion) the individualized rooms can be attached to the terminal. The rooms all have different concepts. One concept is ‘back to basics’, based on ecological principles and covered with plants. Another one is based on passive living, walls are completely clad with solar panels and a wind-turbine is placed on the roof. The one with the skate platform was placed in the center of Courtrai during the Biennal, but can also be attached to the terminal. Three minimalistic white units of 6 m2 each provide a bed, toilet and workspace to those students who want to live and work without being distracted.
The central terminal is based on dimensions of a container 244 x 600 and can be dismounted in case it should be moved. The project is a vision on the future of learning, the future of living and the future of the student, educational design.
