Project
Mülheim, Germany 2009
Subway-station Eichbaum between Essen and Mülheim/Ruhr is an urban spot of spatial deficiency, that has to be converted in near future. The project "Eichbaum Countdown" adresses to young people of the neighborhood, who are connected to the Eichbaum-station. How do young people use the site? What are their whishes and dreams for Eichbaum? To figure their answers out is the aim of the projects workshops. In a second phase raumlaborberlin realised in collaboration with the young people and different experts the best ideas of the workshops. Eichbaumboxer, a regional boxing championship, Eichbaumbauer, a participative building workshop, a "Wall of Fame" and a local Rap-Battle.
