A DIWO design-and-construction workshop that upcycles recovered materials to convert them into naturban prototypes inserted in local neighbourhoods to start a learn-by-doing-process to add quality of life to the future of the City and citizens.
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Naturban LAB 140704
1. NatUrban gadgets LAB
Barcelona, 2014
WASTEnity 2014
NatUrban gadgets LAB is a DIWO design-and-
construction workshop that upcycles recovered
materials to convert them into urban prototypes
inserted in local neighbourhoods to start a learn-
by-doing-process to add quality of life to the
future of the City and citizens.
17. Funcional
BIRD HOUSE
ASSIGN Place + DESIGN + BUILD…
ARCHITECTONIC
ELEMENT
Interactive
Atracts multi-users
(humans, birds…)
Selfsufficient
Estrategic
18. 151x26cm
…with the following RESOURCES:
20WOOD panels, SCREWS
(remnants of a model factory)
5PEOPLE
(you guys!)
1DRILL, 1HANDSAW
(pencil, tape measure, level)
MATERIAL TOOLS FORCE/TIME
1HR brainstorming
6HR construction
20HR design
3HR jury
30. day 1
day 2 day 3
day 4
LECTUREWELCOME!
BRAINSTORM
with neighbours
PRESENTATIONS
to neighbuors
JURY
by neighbours RE-DESIGN FINAL OPTION CARPENTER CLASS
BUILD UP
DETAILS LIGHTING
HAND IN
to neighbours
CELEBRATE
with neighbours!
32. This Naturban gadget makes the
asociation’s building terrace to have
the legal perimeter height.
33. This Naturban gadget makes the
asociation’s building terrace to have
the legal perimeter height.
Other actions should be designed in
phases within a long term project to
make the terrace be total accessible.
34. Esther Rovira Raurell
Other actions should be done within a
long term project to make the terrace
be total accessible.
PHASE 2
Repair Facade Pathologies
to: ADD wall activities
PHASE 3
Reinforce Slab’s load limit
to: ADD larger groups activities
PHASE 1
Increase Height of the Perimiter
to: Outter exhisting activities and
ADD outdoor activities
35. Esther Rovira Raurell
This will allow more uses that will
strengthen the community while
learning how to get to the Naturban
Experience.