Mini kitchen: The design in the form of a solid block Hub is a cute mini kitchen, the design of which was developed by the Dutch company Kraaijvanger, and it contains unexpected components. The authors of the project offered to furnish abandoned and unused buildings, which are enough in each more or less large city, with ready blocks that provide basic human needs. In addition to a full-fledged kitchen, the design of each such module includes a bathroom, also in mini format. In addition, the Hub is equipped with an Internet access point. Its area is 15 m2. 
For the first time the development was presented in the past.year, in the framework of the Dutch competition of residential projects called Havensteder. So, the unit consists of a kitchen with appliances, bathroom, heating and stereos. It can be installed in any place where there is access to electricity and sewage. The idea is based on a flexible business model, suggesting that a certain organization can lease such units to individuals. She herself at the same time undertakes to maintain the facility. This is what is said in the release of the project: “Hub is a modular, easily mounted system that allows you to turn abandoned buildings into residential buildings in just a few days. It is assumed that the blocks will be leased and not sold. ” 
The pilot version of the Hub is installed in Rotterdam, inthe first hotel, furnished in an abandoned industrial building. Developing this idea, the designers are now working on different versions of the unit, among which there is even a mini-kitchen connected to solar panels. 
Do you think this project has prospects in the rental market or elsewhere?
Universal mini kitchen: design project from Kraaijvanger
