WITRAZ arkitekter + landskab (København, Denmark, 2009)
In refurbishing a run-down corner of the city, with notorious drug-use issues in public view, the City Council of Copenhagen decided to open up a Safe Injection Site (SIS), a public facility where users can consume drugs with a degree of professional monitoring and in safe, hygienic conditions.
"The idea was to make the best of it so as to infuse the space with a hospitable feel that might awaken a sense of belonging in the community. In sum, the project took on the ambitious goal of establishing a framework of coexistence that could be used both by drug users and by the residents and visitors to the neighbourhood. With this in mind, the project was baptised “Plads til alle” (Space for All)."
In refurbishing a run-down corner of the city, with notorious drug-use issues in public view, the City Council of Copenhagen decided to open up a Safe Injection Site (SIS), a public facility where users can consume drugs with a degree of professional monitoring and in safe, hygienic conditions.
"The idea was to make the best of it so as to infuse the space with a hospitable feel that might awaken a sense of belonging in the community. In sum, the project took on the ambitious goal of establishing a framework of coexistence that could be used both by drug users and by the residents and visitors to the neighbourhood. With this in mind, the project was baptised “Plads til alle” (Space for All)."
