Parenting-friendly Pop-Up Urban Furniture prototypes produced within aUPA Project framework.

May - December /2.017

 

Facilitate and enhance child rearing beyond the domestic sphere and personal networks by developing a new typology of outdoor facilities designed to engage children and their caregivers in quality experiences in public spaces.

 

Design and production of a physical support collection for Public Space customization to facilitate caring, breastfeeding, diaper changing, eating, playing, and relaxing in the great outdoors.

Incorporate early childhood development and caregiver needs into the prototype design process.

 

• Parenting portable station.

• Provides Personal Autonomy

• Foldable elements carried inside a backpack or bag.

• Lightweight and transportable. Easy to take and can be removed by a one-person job.

• Assemble and disassemble in 5 minutes.

• Designed to fit in any urban environment.

• 4 types of Kits that combine different features, which vary according to the way the parts are folded.

• Can be deployed individually or grouped together as a Kits System by combining several of the same or different types of them.

• Facilitating opportunities for social interaction.

• Providing color, play, and comfort wherever it is settled down.

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This project is supported by three pillars:

 

01_The Temporary-Use approach for Urban Voids as public space

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02_The DIY Parenting friendly Pop-Up Urban Furniture production [aUPA Kits]

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03_The Parenting supporting networks generation

 

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Urban Void + aUPA Kit + Parenting Supporting Networks

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aUPA Space

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#TemporaryPublicSpace

#UrbanismandGender

#CityandCare

#PedestrianMobility

#Placemaking

#TacticalUrbanism

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