Can interim use contribute to urban change?

ROOMING INN is a non-profit cultural association with the goal of

shaping urban space and society in the spirit of a gender-equitable,

sustainable and beautiful future. Interim use creates space that is

usable and accessible to residents of this city. This serves to establish

solidarity and inclusive coexistence. Encounters and exchanges

promote a healthy and happy society. Art invites everyone to participate.

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Our current project involves opening up a vacant City of Vienna kindergarten that was built in the 1950s and has not been accessible for several years. The 300m2 house is located in a 3000 m2 garden at Quadenstraße 13 in the 22nd district of Vienna. Project duration is at least 5 years. 

We are revitalizing the existing building in participatory processes and opening the house and the garden to residents of this city. 

A consumer-free, third place is being created, which will be made accessible for communal use and as a meeting place. A diverse, sustainable and free art, culture and education program will invite people of different generations to visit this place and come into contact with each other. 

We see the provision of this space as an effective tool to combat increasing intergenerational isolation and loneliness in society. A place and an initiative to promote equal opportunities and solidarity. A first-class specialty coffee shop based on a solidary and inclusive operating concept will provide additional incentives to visit the space. 

A high standard of sustainability and innovation is particularly important to us in the implementation and design of the rooms and garden. In order to bring about lasting change in society and create a long-term bond with innovative projects and content, it is particularly important to bring people of all ages and social backgrounds into enriching contact with them.

A long-term focus of this project is the artistic exploration of the cultural technique of reading and the medium of the book. Various participatory formats will be used throughout the project period, in which generations will work together to establish and develop a connection to books and reading. A regular book workshop and an organically growing innovative library with the overarching theme of “good living” are to be created. 

The location will provide space for an extracurricular and free educational and art program for children and people of all ages. In collaboration with artists and initiatives, a diverse range of activities will be created. 

The aim of our initiative is to promote solidarity, health, creativity and satisfaction in society. The testing of an artistic practice oriented towards the common good for the revitalization of unused stock, as a showcase and real laboratory, as an example of lived community. 

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ROOMING INN creates with this project:​

• The use and opening of vacant buildings in Donaustadt

• The opening of a decentralized location for art and culture in the largest and most populous district 

• Providing space for children and young people in this city

• Making space available for use by other initiatives

• The opening of a consumer-free, third place for residents of this city 

• Access to 3000 m2 of green space for communal use

• An intergenerational, free and extracurricular educational offer

• Space for volunteering for every generation

• A counter offer to the fragmentation of our society

• A space for equal opportunities and encounters

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This big project can only succeed with a lot of support.

Everyone can contribute something. Do you want to do crafts, like to be there for other people, have you always wanted to train as a barista?

Do you love caring for plants and non-human inhabitants of this city or would you like to financially support the implementation of the Living Lab? 

We look forward to meeting you! Please send us an EMAIL

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