Hubs Emmen
Hubs Emmen

Municipality Emmen — Organic shapes from nature

Organically shaped caps

The shelters or meeting points, that are organically shaped caps, will be placed at certain junctions on the boulevards. These caps provide shelter from sun or rain, or just a place to meet and rest. The meeting points have been designed for this project and are largely made of (bio)composites. As a result, the meeting points are an innovative and sustainable product.

  • Client

    Gemeente Emmen

  • Design

    Ruud van Eggelen

  • Construction

    CM3 custom-made

  • Location

    Emmen, The Netherlands

  • Year

    2015

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Meeting points in the center of Emmen

The organically shaped caps are made of composite and will be placed at certain junctions on the boulevard, along with some matching seating stones. The HUBS provide shelter from sun or rain, or just a place to meet and rest. These eye-catchers interconnect, among others, the large parking lot, the town center and Emmen Zoo. Their organic and playful form stimulates the imagination of the visitors.

After sound preparation in terms of strength/wind calculations, the production of the HUBS was launched. The edges of the caps are fitted with RGB controlled LED lighting enabling the color to be adjusted as required. Spots with dimmers were fitted underneath the caps. A total of nine of these HUBS have been installed on the northern boulevard; at a later stage, several more will be installed on the southern boulevard, which is yet to be constructed.

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The way residents value their environment is defined by small things.