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We created a site-specific installation for VZW Kompas, an orientation and observation center that provides a safe haven for children in problematic life situations.

Everything VZW Kompas does revolves around the well-being of the children they welcome, and we wanted our installation to reflect this mission. Our goal was to create a space where the children can relax, unwind, connect, and enjoy outdoor fun.

To embody the work of VZW Kompas, we designed a wooden shelter permanently set within a scaffolding structure, symbolizing the duality of their mission: offering children a temporary home while actively building a better future for them.

Running through the clean grid of scaffolding tubes is a red tube aligned to the north, a direct reference to their name, “Kompas” (Dutch for Compass), and the vital orientation work they provide for these young lives.

This installation is more than just a structure, it’s a safe, meaningful space that mirrors the care and guidance Kompas provides every day.