Eco Lab
Office of Mobile Design
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Date
1998Description
Steel
SIPS (structurally insulated panel system)
Polygal
Homasote
BIOFIBER
Plyboo
Expanko cork
Tankless water heater
Passive cooling systemsThe mobile ECO LAB was built in collaboration with the Hollywood Beautification Team, a grassroots group founded with the mission to restore beauty and integrity to the Hollywood community. Design and construction work was based around a donated cargo truck trailer and cast-offs from film sets. The 8’ x 35’ trailer now travels throughout Los Angeles County to inform K-12 school-aged children about the importance of saving and protecting our planet.
As a working mobile classroom, the ECO LAB provides a base for a range of exhibitions all of which focus on ecology. A multimedia program explaining the "life of a tree" creates a path for discovery that weaves in and out of the space. A working art studio, local artists collaborate with the children to create facade-sized murals replacing graffiti at inner-city schools. School teachers use stage-platforms to discuss each child's role in the importance of planting trees and maintaining a sustainable environment. Like a circus tent, this mobile icon arrives at the schoolyard where elevated walkways fold down and slide out of the trailer's body. It is immediately recognizable as a place for interaction, discovery and fun. exterior, walkways
Type of Work
ClassroomSubject
Education, Trailers, Adaptive reuse, Architecture, Modern --20th century, Environmental education
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
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