unconsumption:

unconsumption:

Bjarke Ingels’ firm has unveiled plans for a recycling facility in Copenhagen, encased within a
manmade hill that could double as a running track, picnic area or even a
snowboarding slope. …

Conceived as “a public space rather than a piece of infrastructure”, the Sydhavns Recycling Center is designed as an artificial hill with
recycling facilities in its centre and a grassy park over its top.

“As a society, our investment in waste management often ends up as utilitarian facilities of concrete boxes that constitute grey areas on
our city maps,” explained BIG in a statement. “What if they could become
attractive and lively urban spaces in the neighbourhoods they form part
of?”

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