It’s not Le Corbusier, it’s not a hedge funder’s new Long Island estate, and it’s not an institution of higher learning. What it is: a spanking-new, state-of-the-art homeless shelter in Lewisham, Great Britain. Architect Peter Barber designed the Spring Gardens center as a two-story “linear building with reception areas, double-height arcaded day rooms and training areas all with magnificent views into the garden, together with 40 en-suite rooms, each with its own south facing courtyard.” Oh, those adorably liberal Europeans, giving more than a guilt trip and scratchy blanket to the destitute! A few more images to incur your disbelief after the jump.
[via Guardian]
Comments (2)
my sister does work with the homeless,the people she encounters have nothing like this. they,re satisfied with a bed and locker, but this place looks great. it must be nice to stay in a place such as this, it maybe goes a little way to help them forget some of their problems,which a lot of the time are beyond their control. God Bless,em.
Beautiful architecture. Reminds me a lot of the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) building in Austin, TX. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffcam/2263321128/
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