Mobile porch

Mobile Porch is a mobile mini-architecture designed for roaming the
public sphere. It is an urban toy used to engage on a one to one
level with theusers and governing bodies of public sites.
The observations and experiences collected during on-site
residencies are a valuable source of information in regard
to the state and potential of everyday situations and future policies/strategies.
Mobile Porch was developed for the North Kensington Amenity Trust
to roam its public domain. Everyone was invited to use it, to shape it,
to mould it, and to temporarily own it. The flexible design allows it to be transformed into
a stage, a screen, a reception desk, a dinner table, a shop, an exhibition board,
a workshop, a billboard, a hang-out… the possibilities are endless. By using this physical tool to examine the existing
non-physical aspects in public spaces
(such as lack of play space or platform for expression),
we develop new ideas for the use of the neighbouring space. The playfulness of Mobile Porch works on an one to one scale,
allowing its users to express their ideas concerning
public space through direct action and participation.
What do people come up with when given a flexible space to play with?

by Public works