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Next Gen Park by KOGAA Studio

Next Gen Park by KOGAA Studio

In their latest urban project Next Gen Park in Brno, KOGAA Studio addresses the issue of CO2 production in the cities by visually representing the amount of 1 ton in the size of an air balloon. Take a look at the complete story after the jump.


From the architects: Depicting the equivalent in size of 1 ton of CO2 , the inflatable balloon is a friendly visual reminder to citizens, on the consumption of our Cities.

Informed by research on urban problematics related to climate change, the architects from KOGAA studio actively challenge the functions of public spaces, transforming them into educational, interactive, and conscious catalysts.

Similarly to the architect’ s previous urban project ‘City Cell Prototype’, a fully self-sufficient public installation tackling the problem of water shortages and heat waves, their latest Next Gen Park is addressing the issue of CO2 production in our cities, by visually representing the amount of 1 ton in the size of the air balloon.
In average, the yearly emission of CO2 per person per year in the Czech Republic is 9,8 tons.
The iconic landmark raises the environmental awareness in the public realm and becomes, throughout the day, a center for the discussions on various topics such as the use of public spaces, the implementation of nature in the city, the revitalization of brownfields, waste as a resource, and energy and water management. At night, the inflatable turns into a canvas projecting interactive animations leading the visitors through the indexes of CO2 production and the measures to be taken in order to lower their footprint, giving citizens the opportunity to reflect on their current way of living.

Strategically installed on a neglected back alley in the city center of Brno, Next Gen Park occupies and mutates its new urban space, generating a hybrid environment that attracts people to it. The new intervention generates a sense of care and belonging to the space, leading to daily cleaning and improved security on the location.

The design combines either rented or reusable materials that are simple, economical, robust and quick to build with. The primary structure is a simple scaffolding system designed together with the partner company Peri. The inflatable part is custom designed and hand-made by local craftsmen by partner company Reklama Kubí?ek, and was designed with holes for projectors, making it a perfect 360 degrees screen for outdoor events and fully washable and re-usable.
‘For us, it was the first time to see our inflatable used as a canvas for projections, where information can be delivered at 360 degrees. Also, it’s size, and having it anchored on top of another structure, were challenges we solved in close collaboration with the architects.’

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The outdoor furniture is the STACK collection, supplied by the design-focus Czech manufacturer of street furniture mm cité.

Although the pop-up pavilion is only temporary, the architects hope it can serve as a pilot for future events around the Country, and they are actively looking for new locations for the installation.

The whole installation has been developed by the collaboration of the city of Brno, the Next Institute for the content and research, Reklama Kubí?ek for the pneumatic, mm cité for the furniture, Peri for the scaffolding and Agro Turany for the greenery.

Studio: KOGAA Studio – www.kogaa.eu
Project location: Brno, Czech Republic
Project year: 2019
Completion year: 2019
Project size: 168 m2
Site size: 498 m2
Client: City of Brno
Collaborators: Next Institute | research, mm cité | furniture, Reklama Kubí?ek | inflatable, PERI | scaffolding

Photography by Jakub Skokan and Martin T?ma at BoysPlayNice

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