Purely structural, the Rasude column is an artifact from an era that oversized and overused concrete. Today, the column stands like a silent inhabitant. Once relegated to the background, the column is now invited to speak and to act. Through its reclaimed redesign, the column extends an arm, offers a seat or lights the way. The columns are no longer just holding the concrete weight of the building, they are holding space, relationship and possibilites. They become the soul of a new common, one that welcomes Lausanne’s inhabitants to be the future users of the new Rasude.