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The goal of this scenario is to go from a
house with limited programme and facilities,
rather isolated in its neighborhood, to a
vibrant social space, with a minimum of
budget and interventions. One way to be
complementary to Usquare while at the same

time providing a programme for newcomers
as well as inhabitants of the neighborhood, is
the setup of a mixed use community center.
Its purpose is to offer a social resource space
for residents by providing access to meeting
spaces, green spaces, and educational, social,
and leisure activities for people of different
ages and social groups. Neighbours and
inhabitants can cultivate vegetables together
in the greenhouses, bikes can be fixed in the
bike workshop, food can be purchased at

the food cooperative, clothes can be washed
in the laundry space, art can be enjoyed in
the exhibition space, etc. Facilities such as
common rooms or the garden can be used
or rented out at reasonable costs for family
or community events. Indeed, the building
is permanent, but the use of the spaces can
change over time, according to the users’
needs.

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