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# The Economat
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/the-economat/
- Published: 2013-05-15T04:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:01:21.000Z
- Description: Looking like a traditional photobooth, this project aims to revitalise Rotterdam's homeworking network.
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21, #author-change-2025-05-28

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The [Netherlands Architecture Institute](http://en.nai.nl/?ref=protein.xyz) collaborated with design studio [Droog](http://www.droog.com/?ref=protein.xyz) to create [Wijkonomie Tarwewijk](http://studio.droog.com/projects/models/wijkonomie-tarwewijk/?ref=protein.xyz), an initiative aiming to revitalise social vitality in Rotterdam's residential neighbourhoods that have a hidden network of people working from home.  
  
Among the proposed social interventions is a project by Thomas Lommée of design collective [Intrastructures](http://www.intrastructures.net/?ref=protein.xyz) entitled [The Economat](http://www.economaat.net/?ref=protein.xyz), an interactive machine that strives to map and reveal all micro-economical activities within a specific area. The concept converts a photo booth into a space where visitors can match their headshot to one of their own personal demands or supplies. This message can then be posted online or immediately printed to hang on a nearby wall.  
  
By creating a refreshingly playful reinterpretation of the classifieds section of your local newspaper, The Economat hopes to enrich small public spaces by encouraging social cohesion and interaction.

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