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Project\/Projecte<\/em>\/Proyecto: The Care Square
Author\/Autor<\/em>: Ginevra Battaglia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A modular urban furniture system addressing the challenge of revitalising public squares through participation and inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un sistema de mobiliari urb\u00e0 modular que aborda el repte de revitalitzar les places p\u00fabliques mitjan\u00e7ant la participaci\u00f3 i la inclusi\u00f3.<\/em>
Un sistema de mobiliario urbano modular que aborda el reto de revitalizar las plazas p\u00fablicas mediante la participaci\u00f3n y la inclusi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enabling experiences, relationships, and forms of presence in public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Care Square was conceived as a modular system to activate public space through care, participation, and collective engagement. It responds to the need for more inclusive and emotionally aware urban environments, offering moments of pause and connection within fast-paced city life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial concept included four elements\u2014the Green Lab, Sound Dome, Word Wall, and Community Table\u2014each addressing different forms of public interaction. However, due to technical and temporal constraints, the system was simplified into a single coherent object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This led to The Care Table, an urban furniture piece that merges the key ideas of the original proposal. It integrates a writable surface for expression, built-in planters to reconnect with nature, and a tactile herbarium that embeds memory and material sensitivity into the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed through iterative prototyping in recycled fibre-reinforced polymer (rGFRP), the final design combines mould-based structural elements with pressed panels for planting modules. With reduced scale, improved assembly, and durable surfaces\u2014including a laser-engraved herbarium and chalk-writable areas\u2014the table functions as a platform for interaction, encouraging users to slow down, share, and reconnect with their environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAT<\/em><\/strong>
The Care Square es va concebre com un sistema modular per activar l\u2019espai p\u00fablic a trav\u00e9s de la cura, la participaci\u00f3 i la interacci\u00f3 col\u00b7lectiva. Respon a la necessitat d\u2019entorns urbans m\u00e9s inclusius i emocionalment conscients, oferint moments de pausa i connexi\u00f3 en la vida accelerada de la ciutat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El concepte inicial inclo\u00efa quatre elements \u2014el Green Lab, el Sound Dome, el Word Wall i la Community Table\u2014, cadascun dedicat a una forma diferent d\u2019interacci\u00f3 p\u00fablica. Tanmateix, per limitacions t\u00e8cniques i de temps, el sistema es va simplificar en un \u00fanic objecte coherent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aix\u00ed va n\u00e9ixer The Care Table, una pe\u00e7a de mobiliari urb\u00e0 que integra les idees clau del projecte original. Inclou una superf\u00edcie per escriure i expressar-se, jardineres integrades que reconnecten amb la natura i un herbari t\u00e0ctil que incorpora mem\u00f2ria i sensibilitat material al disseny.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desenvolupada mitjan\u00e7ant prototipat iteratiu en pol\u00edmer refor\u00e7at amb fibra reciclada (rGFRP), la pe\u00e7a final combina elements estructurals emmotllats amb panells premsats per a les jardineres. Amb dimensions redu\u00efdes, muntatge millorat i superf\u00edcies resistents \u2014incloent un herbari gravat amb l\u00e0ser i zones per a guix\u2014 la taula funciona com una plataforma d\u2019interacci\u00f3 que convida a frenar, compartir i reconnectar amb l\u2019entorn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESP<\/strong>
The Care Square se concibi\u00f3 como un sistema modular para activar el espacio p\u00fablico a trav\u00e9s del cuidado, la participaci\u00f3n y la interacci\u00f3n colectiva. Responde a la necesidad de entornos urbanos m\u00e1s inclusivos y emocionalmente conscientes, ofreciendo momentos de pausa y conexi\u00f3n en la vida acelerada de la ciudad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El concepto inicial inclu\u00eda cuatro elementos \u2014el Green Lab, el Sound Dome, el Word Wall y la Community Table\u2014, cada uno centrado en una forma distinta de interacci\u00f3n p\u00fablica. Sin embargo, debido a limitaciones t\u00e9cnicas y de tiempo, el sistema se simplific\u00f3 en un \u00fanico objeto coherente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\u00ed naci\u00f3 The Care Table, una pieza de mobiliario urbano que integra las ideas clave del proyecto original. Incluye una superficie para escribir y expresarse, jardineras integradas que reconectan con la naturaleza y un herbario t\u00e1ctil que incorpora memoria y sensibilidad material al dise\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desarrollada mediante prototipado iterativo en pol\u00edmero reforzado con fibra reciclada (rGFRP), la pieza final combina elementos estructurales moldeados con paneles prensados para las jardineras. Con dimensiones reducidas, mejor sistema de ensamblaje y superficies resistentes \u2014incluyendo un herbario grabado con l\u00e1ser y zonas para tiza\u2014 la mesa funciona como una plataforma de interacci\u00f3n que invita a ralentizar, compartir y reconectar con el entorno.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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