Collaborative urban redevelopment and the network

7,6 million square meters of empty office space in Netherlands

Vacant NL

Abandaned unbuilt or sparsely spaces – urban fallow land

Approaches

Squatting made illegal in NL

Co-workers

Broedplaatsen (Urban incubators)

Temporary installation in unused urban space often for single use – “Popups”

Available space that can be legally be occupied in agreement with owner

Areas of unused terrain organized by availability

Connect available empty civic space to networks

Findable, social connected unused spaces

configurability and socialization

Contracts, regulation and legal requirements

Partnerships with existing Urban incubators, housing corportions , local government

Next Steps: analog and networked explorations into reallocating spaces

Part of research: what is the demand for affordable reuse of unused urban space

Credits

http://www.geekologie.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/daleremoteMegahouse – Atalier Hitoshi Abehttp://openbuildings.com/buildings/place-du-quartier-des-spectacles-profile-4873http://www.designboom.com/

In Partnership with:Archadia (Mark Dek) The Mobile City (Michiel de Lange)

Contact

Who: James BurkeSites: www.vurb.euTwitter: @vurbEmail: james@vurb.eu

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