Dance Dance Revolution
what if we could harness all the energy generated on the dance floor each week? A Dutch architecture firm intends to do just that. “Sustainable
Dance Club,” a project created by the Rotterdam
firm Doll, along with enviro non-profit Enviu,
aims to transform clubs by incorporating ecofeatures such as paperless marketing, rainwaterflushing toilets, and green rooftop lounges. But
the pièce-de-résistance will be a dance floor that
uses energy from the dancers’ movements to
make electricity. At the moment, the floor is little
more than a glorious vision. But Enviu hopes to
present a working prototype later this year, and
the group says it’s started development with two
clubs in Rotterdam. To kick things off, Enviu and
Doll invited 1,400 scenesters to Rotterdam’s Off
Corso club this fall to drink organic beer, check
out a sustainable art installation, and dance in the
glow of power-saving LED lights (below).
—Jacquelyn Lane
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