The intent of the workshop “Cantiere Barca” by raumlaborberlin was to establish a space of communication, common activity and discussion with young people from Barca and Bertolla in their neighborhood.
Barca today is a modern suburb of Torino without any significant attractions for the young people living there. The project aims at promoting youth creativity in a place where the conditions of young people are difficult. The goal was to develop with the community a process of re-appropriation and exploitation of urban space.
Starting from the old social centre, with its very questionable qualities, we developed and build different objects (benches, a stage, a soccer field , hiding-places) to turn this common space into a meeting point for the neighborhood. In the building process the youngsters will learned step by step how to handle woodworking tools. Through the process of realising a collective idea the participants experienced that it is possible to make changes in their living environment.
Cantiere Barca
The intent of the workshop “Cantiere Barca” by raumlaborberlin was to establish a space of communication, common activity and discussion with young people from Barca and Bertolla in their neighborhood.
Barca today is a modern suburb of Torino without any significant attractions for the young people living there. The project aims at promoting youth creativity in a place where the conditions of young people are difficult. The goal was to develop with the community a process of re-appropriation and exploitation of urban space.
Starting from the old social centre, with its very questionable qualities, we developed and build different objects (benches, a stage, a soccer field , hiding-places) to turn this common space into a meeting point for the neighborhood. In the building process the youngsters will learned step by step how to handle woodworking tools. Through the process of realising a collective idea the participants experienced that it is possible to make changes in their living environment.
text and pics (c) raumlaborberlin
“Cantiere Barca”‘s next step will take place next week (18th – 23th June) in Torino. See you there!