Beacon for the future
When the sun shines, the stainless steel elements with colourful coating come to life and the word 'HOPE' subtly appears across the façade. With Spes Publica, Studio Toer's artists Wouter Widdershoven and Castor Bours wanted to visualise three core values: cooperation, clean energy and hope. Each element moves independently, but together they form one big movement - a metaphor for cooperation - essential in scientific research. Studio Toer drew inspiration from conversations with researchers about where scientists draw hope from during moments of stagnation in their work. This showed that contact with colleagues was indispensable.
The staff car park at Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 was recently equipped with solar panels and now also functions as a 'power plant'. With the addition of 'HOPE' to the central part of the facade, the entire building represents 'the transition to clean energy', as a beacon of hope.
