This project is part of the Blue Moon project, a masterplan by Toyo Ito aimed to intensify the connection between Groningen City and its new extension.
The brief required the 5x5m site in the Schuitenwerksquartier area – historically characterized by boat traffic, sluices, docks and pensions facilities for travelers and merchandisers arriving in the city – to be developed for residential use. Given this the site’s history, our proposal was to create facilities for travelers, the temporary inhabitants of Groningen, traders, tourists or drifters.