Lea Schir
Mirja Di Giacinto
The Inseli in the center of Lucerne is a beautiful place right on the lake on the one hand - on the other hand, it was a large car park for which the city of Lucerne is now looking for an interim use. The project aimed to develop design concepts and strategies for the short-term and/or longer-term interim use of Inseli in consultation with the stakeholder groups involved. Augmented reality was used as a tool for the design of the public space and as a visualisation and communication medium to present the design proposals on site at the Inseli. The project envisages the use of the space between the Lucerne Määs and the Christmas market and focuses on giving people an incentive to go outside even in the cold season. The elements of fire and water are used for this purpose in various elements – from low-threshold warm footbaths to pop-up saunas and hot pots.