ALICE

METROLAB PHASE 1

METROLAB phase 1 explores new possibilities for user-centered mobility infrastructures

Redefining relations between infrastructure and its urban context through several case studies, the project explores the potential of innovative spatial designs for mobility poles. The different proposals are based on multiple user scenarios and a set of morphologies, potentially implemented and tested according to specific urban fabrics.

The spatial setups proposed are inspired by other systems, drawn from nature or existing urban configurations. Following these references, each proposal is explored as a case study, potentially developed and transformed through topological thinking and research-by-design experimentation. This method leads to a definition of spaces allowing for flexible appropriation and implementation of adapted services and atmospheres. Each proposal generates new accessibility scenarios for everyday users and creates a canvas for more in-depth spatial investigations to be pursued in Metrolab phase 2: Transitional spaces and devices in mobility networks.

In parallel to the design proposals for Metrolab phase 1, ALICE created a specific communication structure defining the framework of all actions being taken during each step of the research process. A simple set of tools generates a common language – this methodology defined by ALICE allows for the elaboration of comprehensive and specific innovations that can be clearly understood and shared by all actors involved in this transdisciplinary design research project.

team: Dieter Dietz, Sony Devabhaktuni, Adrian Meredith, Alessia Catelani, Alexander Hertel, Christopher Tan, Michael Hartwell, Philipp Pascal Bosshart, Tess Walraven, Tobias Lukas Cebulla, Valeria Zamora, ALICE EPFL

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