Cambridge Room On Wheels
Program: Civic and Public Art
Location: Cambridge, UK
Area: 20 m2
Status: Competition Entry (2nd Place), 2023
Client: The Cambridge Association of Architects in partnership with the University of Cambridge, Cambridge City Council and South Cambridge District Council
Cambridge Room On Wheels is a travelling public space that caters to Cambridge’s unique urban conditions and highly transient population.
Our proposal draws inspiration from the long history of mobile
architecture in public space and in particular from the much-loved ice-cream
trucks and food stalls at the Cambridge market. Mounted on a standard sized
trailer, Cambridge Room On Wheels is an exciting civic platform facilitating
the sharing of knowledge especially among under represented stakeholders. It
can remain stationery in a fixed location or can be rapidly deployed across the
many urban and rural locations within the greater Cambridge area. Liberated
from the bounds of conventional real estate storefronts, Cambridge Room On
Wheels circumvents the oftentimes prohibitively high upfront and operational
costs associated to many of our urban civic spaces. Four pivot doors
strategically open to provide access into the space and to create an array of
adjacent social spaces. Organized in an open floor plan, the space displays
information in a straightforward manner on walls, pin-up spaces, shelves and a
communal table supporting the development of ethical best practices in planning
consultation. As part of the UK Urban Rooms Network, Cambridge Room On Wheels
is an inclusive space for everyone and can travel to wherever it is needed
most.
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