At the New European Bauhaus Festival in Brussels, the project From Basement to Kitchen is presented—an initiative that explores how existing residential areas can be developed through new ways of using what is already there.
The festival is a European meeting place for architecture, design, and societal development, where projects from across Europe demonstrate how the transition to more sustainable and inclusive living environments can take shape in practice. Exhibitions, talks, and installations come together to offer a vision of what the built environment of the future might look like.
The exhibition From Basement to Kitchen shows how underused spaces, such as basements, can be transformed into resources for cultivation, food production, and community building. The project is based in Malmö and examines how local initiatives can contribute to increased self-sufficiency and strengthened social sustainability in larger residential areas.
As a visitor, you will encounter concrete examples, ideas, and processes that illustrate how architecture and design can serve as tools for change. The exhibition provides insight into an ongoing effort in which residents, researchers, and various stakeholders collaborate to develop new solutions for everyday environments.
The New European Bauhaus Festival takes place in Brussels.
The exhibition is presented by Form/Design Center in collaboration with ShiftSweden. The project From Basement to Kitchen is led by Botildenborg in partnership with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Form/Design Center, and is part of ShiftSweden’s transition lab for future-proofing large-scale residential areas.
The New European Bauhaus is an initiative of the European Commission, bringing together actors in architecture, design, research, and societal development to promote sustainable, inclusive, and well-designed living environments.
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Admission is free for visitors.