Mobil

Mobil is an evolving kit of trailers, connectors, structures and add-ons for temporary use in shared space. Developed with Cultureghem and tested in Brussels, it supports building, play, gathering and public activation without fixing a site into one permanent layout.

Built around connectors, aluminium tubes, bicycle trailers and lightweight attachments, it can be assembled into temporary structures for play, gathering, workshop use, small events or simple occupation of a site. The point is not to impose one finished form, but to keep a place open to change through a system that can move, land and be reconfigured as needed.

Mobil has been developed with Cultureghem and a lot of different partners through repeated tests in Brussels. Assembly, transport, stability, storage and repair are all part of the design work. The project is shaped as much by what happens in use as by drawings or prototypes.

What the system includes

The basic system is only one part of the project. Over time, Mobil has expanded into a wider kit:

• trailers that also work as tables, podiums or transport devices
• a structural system of tubes and injection moulded connectors
• textile coverings and spatial add-ons
• inflatable elements for seating, play or temporary enclosure
• sound, power and storage elements that extend what the setup can do on site

How it develops

Mobil is not a finished product. It is a working framework for prototyping in public: building, testing, adjusting and trying again. Some parts stay because they are clear and robust. Others are simplified, rebuilt or dropped.

This open process is central to the project. It keeps the system practical, adaptable and grounded in real use rather than fixed too early into one scenario.

Shared use

Mobil is also meant to be transferable. Documentation, graphic marking, training and simple assembly logic are part of the trajectory, because the aim is not only to build structures, but to make the system easier for others to use, maintain and develop further over time. We are currently developping a wiki base to share true access to the entire project: https://mobil.brussels/wiki.