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Community Building
East Boston is tormented by the threats of climate change. The risks that come along with it, such as the rising sea level, are mostly fought individually. Newly designed areas are built to endure such developments whereas the existing architectural landscape will not stand the test of time. Creating a sense of community by bringing both worlds together aims for resilience. A strength much needed at the lowest point of the bank of East Boston. Connecting communities through public space, encapsulating them with communal amenities like the local radio and the fire department. It’s a centre for the entire community, an interweaving city within a building. This project was a design assignment as part of the exchange program with the Boston Architectural College.

Oscar Sanders’ architectural practice has its foundation in social- and urban entrepreneurship. His graduation project serving as the poster child – ‘Het Zilveren Kind’ was a study designed to create stimulating collective housing for people with multiple disabilities in an urban context.

Designing space knows multiple forms within his practice. As an entrepreneur he embarked on a socially fueled journey that flowed into two cultural venues called Garage Noord and kanaal40. One focussed on offering a progressive cultural program and the other showing a dedication to micropopculture. Both serving as explorative safe havens for a diverse and inclusive public, both objecting to cultural institutions being pushed outside of cities borders.

This vision comes to life maintaining a practical approach with extensive experience in working with model- and material studies, sketching, collages and maquettes. His design process is intuitive and physical, and an overview of his relevant work is available to review here.

 

CONTACT
+31626264027
info@oscarsanders.com

ADDRESS
Minahassastraat 1
1094 RS Amsterdam

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