Eman Afaneh

Transitional Architecture

Master Design Studio

Caroline Claus & Burak Pak

Sonic Urbanism Studio_L28 18-19

The surrounding area of Brussels-West Station in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek has a proposal of a masterplan project that includes a park, housing blocks, business offices, and others.

As I thought I would intervene in the transitional period before the start of the construction. Where my project will be a temporary, mobile and experiential intervention that will enable the collection of citizen's feedback and participation on the future urban project. Using sound and audiovisuals atmospheres representing different timeframes as a medium that allow a visual experience of the place, a creation of provocative experiences in architectural transitional space. A glimpse to the future project while experiencing the sonic-spatial within.

As in this case, I aim to let people participate in the future projects, or at least share their opinion about them. A project that is exciting, inviting and accessible to all parts of the population that is plugged-in the park area where its connected to both sides of the station, as well as its elevated 2.5 meters allowing a visual-physical connection through informal paths. The project aims to motivate people and provoke their feeling from a calm state to a hyper-interactive state, where they would express themselves and share their opinions about issues, needs, hopes for future urban projects.