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Howdy,
Tom, Richard, y’all, I think the initiative is something that can work. I’m in. I like the idea of different disciplines and experiences coming together to explore and create new possibilities, either artictic, idealistic and even scientific. From the outside a kubus looks like, well, a kubus, but it also represents the framework in which ideas and projects can grow (out-of-their-boxes).
It starts with connecting the right people within the right environment. A place that is both organized (green), flexible (blue) and real (white i guess). So what about a construction with a hive-like exterior with transparant working places that suit the specific needs of the people working there and in its center a open space where thoughts and creativity can run freely and where ‘common’ projects are created and developed for all to see and work on. I don’t know of a place in R’dam that fits this description, but others may…
Different kinds of people mean different kinds of life/work styles with some of us ‘on the move’ most of the time (or no time at all) and others living.working.breathing in the same space-time continuum indefinitely, and others again living abroad and willing to contribute virtually via the web. So a kubus organization has to have some sort of (real and virtual) structure not only for accommodation purposes but also for administrative, financial and even marketing purposes.
Another thing I’d like to propose/discuss is establishing some sort of trust fund (maintained by the kubus foundation or holding) in which revenue from the ‘common projects’ is transferred and can be used to further develop kubus. It may for example also provide people with the financial tools to help develop themselves and their work/services. A small percentage of this revenue may then be wired back into the fund. Even ping-pong tables need to be replaced sometime.
Anyway these are some of my thoughts. I wil leave you guys and galls with a snapshot of the supreme kubus: link.
Best, Martijn