Remember The Anti-Homeless Spikes? This Park Bench Is The Opposite Thing

Providing shelter for homeless people when it's raining, this initiative couldn't be further from "defensive architecture".

This bench advertises RainCity Housing, a Canadian charity that provides homeless housing and support services.

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The charity enlisted Spring Advertising to create them.

It can be flipped open when it's raining.

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And when opened, it reveals the address of RainCity Housing. Bill Briscall from the charity says: "We felt that the benches were a great conversation starter, recognizing that people are still sleeping on benches. The last City of Vancouver count put homeless numbers at 538."

There's a second design, which lights up at night.

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Briscall says: "We included our contact info on the benches, as every week we get emails and phone calls, even from iPhones, from people looking for housing."

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