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Creating an Interactive Landmark for the Amstel Campus

Team

Steven Kok
Ankit Daftery

Commissioner: Bureau Nieuwbouw

Description

For the Amstel Campus we\'re researching the possibilities of embedding interactive elements in the facades of the buildings and see how we can use these interactive elements to create a landmark for the campus.

Planning the project and paddling furiously underneath

Here’s another update from us !

We have the plans and implementation details finalised and approved. Thanks to Dirk Vroegindeweij from Studio V for the technical drawings that helped us move forward with this.

We will be partnering with Dok Constructie and De Inventeers to realise our project. The installation will include a HvA grid made of wood and metal-work, with three poster boards to display the student projects. There will be a line of LED strips running around the front of the building, playfully seeking attention from the passers-by. Three tiles in front of the posters will also flash playfully with light, inviting pedestrians to come stand on them and give feedback for the student project poster in front of them. These “Likes” will be recorded on a counter, to encourage a sense of competition, and also to encourage people to come forward and give their opinion. The action of voting will trigger flash animations of the LEDs around, as well as the tiles. This is to give visual feedback as well as to add a fun element to the project.

We are working furiously behind the scenes to get the dates aligned, the content ready, the logistics set up. There’s a lot to do, and the vacations are looming high on us, but we hope to cover a fair amount of ground and have the installation up and ready very very soon !

We also had a great time with our first photo-shoot for the HvA communication canvas, here’s a glimpse

Shoot

Keep watching !

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