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Borderlands

Housing cooperative and

community centre

Apart from the open and welco-
ming character of its inhabitants,
the building itself and the entrance
to the garden communicate wel-

comeness. No cameras, no barbed
wire, no wall to separate the garden
from the street. Benches in front
of the door invite people to sit and
exchange with others or enjoy the
coming-and-going of people who
come to the plot for a wide variety
of reasons. In an ideal situation, the
walls of USquare would allow for a

visual connection between the pre-
mises and the street. As this scena-
rio includes activities and housing
for undocumented migrants, it be-
comes inclusive for documented
migrants as well.

Legend

Private residences

Spaces with unwelcoming elements and/or
lack of programme for newcomers

Spaces with welcoming elements or programme
for newcomers

Potential spaces of interaction

Circulation flows newcomers

Circulation flows visitors, neighbours, ...

Physical or mental threshold

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