The SportsBlock
Can we live in an environment that requires us to burn calories?
Boudewijn Thomas (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Adrien Ravon – Mentor
Javier Arpa Fernandez – Graduation committee member
Ferry Adema – Graduation committee member
Arend van Waart – Coach
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Abstract
As obesity levels increase out cities need to be able to adapt to this. What if we would live in a city that promotes living in a calorie intensive environment? This research and design investigates the possibility of combining dwelling and calorie burning. By means of changing access, the dwelling and adding a sports programme a housing block is transformed into a sportsblock.