| At Willem de Koning academy I once had the assignment to have a look at Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam, and to think about a future vision and design of this public space. To visualise my design, I focused on building a 1:100 model. | |
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| LOCATION | Rotterdam |
| YEAR | 2020 |
| CONCEPT, DESIGN | Emil Hübner |
| TEACHERS | Harm Scholtens, Corine Keus, Beam Wardenburg, Ivo Vrouwe |
Good morning!
I am Emil, a human from the planet Earth. I like to play and have fun with mostly functional and structural matters. After doing an education in furniture making in Dresden, I am now studying spatial design at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. I am also into
hammocks
and
adventure
.
info@emilhuebner.space
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2/12
Futureproof public space design must deal with a climate that is heating up rapidly and an increase in heavy rainfall that threatens to flood our citys.
3/12
Cars will disappear from our citys, and to accelerate that, I propose to invest in next level bicycle infrastructur.
4/12
The new Schouwburgplein is created by substracting parts of the former underground parking garage.
5/12
The lowest floor and the outer walls form a large basin that acts as an open rainwater collection tank that also gives citizens a place to cool down on the hot summer days.
6/12
The deconstruction forms a multilayerd landscape that hosts a floating stage for performances, gathering spaces and a sheltered walks where people can enjoy the fresh air without getting wet when it is raining.
7/12
SCHOUWBURGPLAS
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Everyone who has cycled in the Netherlands, knows that it can get very windy. So we thought it could be fun to have a sail on our cargo bike. To test it, we went on a three day sailing trip around Zeeland and it worked so well that we are now confused that this is not a standart thing since forever. LOCATION Zeeland, The Netherlands YEAR 2019 DESIGN Emil Hübner, Lieke van der Meer 2/3
BICYCLE SAILING
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The beautiful and geologically fascinating area of Sardona celebrated their status of being a UNESCO world heritage site for ten years. I was invited as part of a team to create an art installation and set a new swiss slackline record. LOCATION Unterer Segnesboden, Flims, Switzerland YEAR 2019 CONCEPT Thomas Buckingham, Igor Scotland DESIGN Emil Hübner RIGGING Thomas Buckingham, Matthias Brunner, Stephen Cave, Charles Chillington Chater, Philipp Gesing, Benj Herren, Emil Hübner, Peter Lützgendorf, Marc Thompson 2/4
MOUNTAIN CRYSTAL
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Together with Lieke Muis van der Meer, I created this simple and modular conference table for the IT Campus Rotterdam. Each of the five solid beech wood table tops is supported by two steel frames that where harvested from decomissioned school tables. LOCATION Rotterdam, The Netherlands YEAR 2019 DESIGN Emil Hübner, Lieke van der Meer 2/4
MEETING TABLE
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The station day is an event that celebrates the process of making. Instead of normal lessons, students at the Willem de Kooning Academy explore the endless possibilities of the schools workshops, as well as a "makers market", that shows how technology and materials can be used in unexpected ways. I was asked to design the space for the makers market, which gave me the chance to play a little bit with the school furniture. LOCATION Willem de Kooning academy YEAR 2019 DESIGN Emil Hübner SETUP Emil Hübner, John Coenen, Leonie Strating, Noura Amer, PJ and Koen van Loon 2/10
STATION DAY EXHIBITION
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Once upon a time I knotted myself a little winter residence for a few days of retreat. The lightweight structure was woven off-site before it was rigged into the trees. The use of autumn leaves for insulation, combined with a layer of the first snow created a cozy shelter that was well hidden in the winter forrest. I slept most comfortably on the woven platform, read a lot and watched the wild boars roaming through the woods, before packing everything up again. By working with one continuous 60m rope and tying all knots on a bight, cutting the rope was avoided, so that the full length can be reused. LOCATION On a hill somewhere in the woods YEAR 2018 DESIGN & RIGGING Emil Hübner WEAVING SUPPORT Kai the guy and Lennard Fiedler PHOTOS Teresa Ellinger, Dieter Hübner and Emil Hübner 2/6
FLOATING FOREST SHELTER
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At the heart of the Swiss Alps, international slackliners meet for the annual Transalp Waterline Tour. To add to the stunning scenery at Lake Cauma this striking installation was born. It took 3 days to install the 1000m of slackline webbing and the 24 hammocks. LOCATION Lake Cauma, Flims, Switzerland YEAR 2017 CONCEPT Emil Hübner, Tom Buckingham, Damian Jörren, Igor Scotland RIGGING Emil Hübner, Igor Scotland, Helmuth Ronacher, Stephen Cave, Tove Lagström, Viktor Söderqvist, Nicole Appelt PHOTOS Marc Welschinger 2/6
FLOWERING HAMMOCKS
