Hybrid Parliament
Europan 16 – 1st Prize · Rotterdam
Hybrid Parliament is an urban structure designed to host all possible forms of life and interaction in the age of the Anthropocene. A living infrastructure that unfolds over the urban void of Marconiplein and Kop DakPark —a space previously shapeless and disconnected— transforming it into a new metropolitan node of connection, production and care.
The proposal operates at multiple scales: from the territorial link with neighbouring districts and the green corridor of Parklane, to the creation of a shared habitat between human and non-human species. It is an open and adaptable system, able to grow in height and width, and to evolve over time through dialogue between institutions, residents and emerging social actors.
Hybrid Parliament is not a building, but a structure articulated in three parts: a porous public base at street level; platforms for co-living and co-working; and a thick, productive membrane —a façade-garden and a space of coexistence. Productive activity spans many layers: from urban farming to artistic residencies and social care, generating an ecosystem of sustainable and communal practices.
Inspired by the imaginaries of Superstudio, the industrial heritage of Rotterdam’s harbour and the lushness of the Garden of Earthly Delights, Hybrid Parliament is a critical and desirable vision of what a productive, inclusive and living city can be. A built manifesto for new ways of inhabiting.
