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[Kaufhaus der Ideen]
[Store of Ideas ]
Workshop and exhibition
Date:
September 2006
Place:
Hamburg-Altona, Germany
Time length:
3 Days
Partnerships:
JAS – Jugend Architektur Stadt e.V. in co-operation with Quartiersmanagement Große Bergstraße / Neue Große Bergstraße, konsalt GmbH
Participants:
open workshop, 20 children between 6 and 12 years old
Theme, Goals/Aims, Methodology:
The workshop was about an empty department store in the heart of Hamburg-Altona, which is currently used for cultural events such as exhibitions, performances and concerts. The children and youngsters were invited to explore the place, its secrets and its atmosphere, in order to find new ideas for (temporary) uses of the place from their point of view. They visualized their suggestions in collages and built „transformers“ - little machines that change the acustic, visual or haptical impression of a place in order to create the suggested atmosphere. The results of the workshop were then shown within the scope of the exhibition „Visions for the Centre of Altona“ in the ex-department store.
Outcomes:
The workshop supported the children’s awareness of spatial atmospheres and potentials and strengthened their ability to suggest and present new uses.
