In the graduation project Living the Pause, the phenomenon of “hanging around” in the public spaces of Hoboken and Kiel in Antwerp was researched. Fieldwork was conducted to investigate where people hang around and how they do so. The findings from these observations were later translated into an urban and architectural design for the neighbourhoods of Kiel and Hoboken.

The project was designed through the lens of facilitating for the ‘in-between’. Meaning creating spaces where hanging out is encouraged. The program includes a primary school, a kindergarten, and a theater. The two schools are housed in a former office building of one of the factory halls of the Blikfabriek, a former rim factory in the south of Antwerp.