DREAMHAMAR

HAMAR (NORWAY)

Client: Hamar Kommune
Date: 2011 – 2013
Status: Built
Program: Participation process and design development of the main square of Hamar
Scope: Concept, participatory process and urban design

Dreamhamar is a participation and network design process aimed to redesign the public space of Stortorget Square in Hamar, Norway. During 2011-2012, citizens took part in a collective brainstorming process that would define their new square. It’s a pioneer approach to the construction of new public spaces or transformation of existing ones, supported by workshops, lectures, urban actions, communication and participation tools.The project involves various stakeholders that became part of the community of Dreamhamar and participated in some of the seven working areas: urban design, physical lab, onsite workshops, urban actions, digital lab, academic network and cultural rucksack.

URBAN DESIGN, a technical research and urban approach to the public space.

PHYSICAL LAB, a “pop up office” where workshops, lectures, and exhibitions take place.

ONSITE WORKSHOPS, workshops, and lectures led by local and international creative guests to create a large database of the citizen ideas.

URBAN ACTIONS, a way for citizens to experience directly in the public space possible uses of the future square. Mock ups scale 1/1

DIGITAL LAB, participatory web platform linked to social network channels, to follow the weekly broadcasts, online workshops and use the mobile application, dreamhamar.app.

ACADEMIC NETWORK, Dreamhamar as the course case study for universities linked to this global participative brainstorming.

CULTURAL RUCKSACK, students from local schools share their ideas for Stortorget.