Welcome to Chapter five: Human Movement! This time we got the assignment to coolhunt for things within the theme 'Sustainable Cities'. How is the city of the future going to look like? I'm going to research things related to the distant future but as wel as the near future. Let's start with the last one with something very close to home.
In the city of the future there will be no doubt that the redesigning of places will become more important. If we want to live more sustainable, why build new things? It's a better start to look at the things we currently have and change them into the things we need or want. The redesigning of places is fantastic, although there might be a more simple step before totally redesigning. Let's call it 'multifunctional use of places'. Why use a place for just one purpose? If the things we use for one purpose, will get more purposes at once, there is no need to redesign places and we can make a change in a more approachable way.
Let's start with a cool example: Solar Cinema. Solar Cinema is Holland's first and only mobile cinema running on solar-power. The solar panels on the roof of the cinema store enough energy during the day in order to project a movie on a big white screen at night. Due to collaborations with different local initiatives Solar Cinema travels across the country during the summer. They pop-up at outdoor theaters, parks, festivals, back gardens and everywhere else you can think of! Solar Cinema is entirely self-sufficient and independent. Never before was watching a movie this sustainable!
Last on the list is a very special place I discovered during my trip to Prague. If you've ever visited Prague, you might know it's a city that has a big underground life, literally. A lot of clubs and pubs are build in the old underground bunkers build for World War II. I think that's a pretty good idea for re-using places. There is one place in particular that is a perfect example of the multifunctional use of a place: the Parukarka bunker. From the outside it just looks like a regular bunker. A little graffiti on top, but nothing special. However, if you walk inside you will be surprised. The bunker serves as a club, a gallery, a museum and has a climbing wall inside. It's a place for learning, sports, art and having fun. What can be a better example of multifunctional use?!
Just like the redesigning of places I think the multifunctional use of places will only grow bigger. Like I said before: "If we want to live more sustainable, why build new things? It's a better start to look at the things we currently have and change them into the things we need or want." Redesigning is great, but sometimes expensive. With the multifunctional use of places there is no need to re-build things and we can re-use it without having to change everything. It is a small step before redesigning and I think it would be a big step forward for cities wanting to be more sustainable!
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