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Transit Benches To Shelter The Homeless
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By Lisa McBride
Axis of Logic
Monday, Jun 30, 2014
RainCity Housing, a Vancouver-based grassroots organization that has worked to deliver progressive housing solutions for homeless people since 1982, has installed emergency pop-up sleeping shelters that resemble ordinary park benches throughout the Canadian city.
During the day, the design works as a regular bench, providing back support to people who might sit to have a snack or read a book. At night, the board folds up and out to provide an emergency cover in this notoriously rainy city. When the roof is
lifted, a message inside reads "Find a home here", along with
RainCity’s address and website, so the unhoused can learn more about
their supported housing programs.
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| Photograph courtesy of RainCity. |
The conversion of the bench is creatively highlighted by the use of fluorescent UV lettering that reacts with sunlight. During the day, the benches read “This is a bench.” At night, a different set of words glowing in the dark emerge, reading “This is a bedroom”.
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| Photograph courtesy of RainCity. |
With all the news
regarding the continuing mistreatment and marginalization of unhoused
people, it is very good to hear of people who are taking action in the
direction of love. :)
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