The identity of parking buildings
Architectural idea competition/workshop organised by
Gemeentelijk Autonoom Parkeerbedrijf Antwerpen (GAPA)
Research questions.
The design research in the workshops adresses to several current urban issues :
-How can the new mobility transferia (from private car to public transport) be formdes as a new urban center?
-What can be the architectonic expression of these new typology buildings as an 'urban gate' or a 'beacon'?
- What is the expression of the architectural product between building and infrastructure?
Impact.
Several publications in papers and magazines :
- “een parking mag ook mooi zijn” betreffende ideeëncompetitie parkeergebouwen, Artikel in GVA, 29 maart 2013, p20
Ideeëncompetitie Parkeergebouwen, eindrapport, September 2012-januari 2013
Our contribution to the rapport was nominated by the participants of the workshop as best practice.