Lluis Sabadell . Ecosistema Urbano

One Thousand square . Hamar

source: Lluis Sabadell . Ecosistema Urbano . video: Laboratorium

ONE THOUSAND SQUARE (OTS) is a collaborative design project for the public space of Stortorget, Hamar. It is an innovative experience of public participation empowerment.

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1_As a first phase we create the OTS_LAB, consisting of four elements for the development of the process: + the OTS_PHYSICAL-LAB (OTS_PL): a temporary operation center installed over the Basarbygningen building. + the OTS_DIGITAL-LAB (OTS_DL): a web platform that provides digital tools to open the process and coordinate the different contributions. + the Local LAB Team (LLT): a local coordinator and two research fellows recruited through an open competition. The aim of this group located at the LAB-SPACE is to empower, coordinate, organize, advertise and develop all the practical questions about the project. + the Global LAB Team (GLT): (architect + artist) will work as a curatorial team that will be in charge of introducing catalysing inputs at different stages of the project.

2_The process activates through several specific actions: a media campaign both locally and globally in various formats (traditional and digital media), workshops in Hamar, the launch of an online call for inviting anyone to submit a proposal to be tested in the square and several processes of communication and Internet networking. 3_ the different proposals for activities and actions to be carried out in the square will be received through the OTS_DL or by contacting the LLT. These collected ideas will be published in the database of the web and also displayed on a physical screen on the façade of the OTS_PL. Proposals must be in accordance with criteria defined by the GLT and will also have to include a detailed budget. 4_These proposals will be voted on a continuous basis and comments on them will also be a continuous feedback, so as to establish a ranking of the most valued and supported ones in real time. 5_Periodically (every six weeks) the three most voted ideas will be selected and will take place as they are or as a hybrid solution according to the budget available. This process is repeated eight times during a year. The implementations will be monitored by the LLT and the GLT, and will be developed and produced by the citizens of Hamar or by the teams who submitted them. 6_These real scale mockups will be part of a new database involved in the following process. 7_By the end of this open process, a technical committee composed of local authorities, experts, local citizen representatives, web participants and the GLT will convene. This committee should discuss and define the process (and design) to a maximum of three options to integrate the most valuable and interesting ideas made in the previous phase. 8_These three options will be voted through an open process and the final action to be realized will be chosen as a result of the process.