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In this context, the 4iS – Platform for Social Innovation invited Colectivo Warehouse and the community of Aveiro to collaborate for the renovation of a small square called Largo de São Sebastião.

The intervention goal was to renovate the space by creating new furniture while at the same time enhancing the already existing elements of this public space in the city centre of Aveiro. Through collaborative design sessions and participatory construction, warehouse took care of the maintenance of the existing urban furniture and the creation of new tables, benches and a counter top.

Colectivo Warehouse was responsible for the coordination of the design and construction process by leading several workshops for one week to involve the community in the all parts of the process.

Team: Colectivo Warehouse
Partners: Plataforma para a inovação social, Departamento de Ciências Sociais, Políticas e do Território – UA Universidade de Aveiro, GrETUA, Casa Martelo, Casa de São Sebastião, VivaCidade Aveiro
With: Sebastião de Botton, Matilde Mozzi
Collaborators: João Pedro Rosa, Tiago Castro, Juliana Trentin, Miodrag Kuč, Marcela López, Lena Enne, Dennis Lindenau, Lara Sardinha, José Carlos Mota, Anna Ulahelová, Marta Manca, Hülya Yıldırım, Marco Magnani, Ângela Cunha, Cristina, Senhora Delfina, Senhora Aldegundes, Luís, Patrícia