Commissioned by: Own initiative

In collaboration with: Barbara Janssen, Floris Schifferli and Michel ZethofLocation: Quarter 'Baankwartier', Rotterdam

Year: 2010

 

The quarter 'Baankwartier‘ is located right in the city centre of Rotterdam and is about to be completely torned down to make place for new high-rise buildings. This made us decide to come with a method, the so called „Cooldermodel“. The title is a parodia on 'Polderen', the acclaimed Dutch version of consensus-based economic and social policy making. In short, this method executes real-life interventions that evoke response from the users of the quarter which will supply us insight information. These interventions can be physical permanent constructions, can be an act, can be a regular gathering, a play etc.This method helps us research to the authentic values and nonvalues of the area and therefore define what qualities can be captured during and after the reconstruction of this place. The images give an impression of the first two interventions