To quickly solve basic needs for emergency immigrants (immigrants seeking asylum), refugee centers will be key to provide them with the essential elements to start a new live a short-term basis. Refugee centers will include residential units, intimate rooms and private spaces, common spaces to cook and eat, common baths, schools for children and language classes for immigrants, administration buildings, basic health care centres, small shops, and communal gardens for fruit and vegetable production.

While the refugee centers might be seen as a contradictory measure, they should be considered an emergency and temporary situation; while new housing is provided and immigrants can wait for relocation across the country. At the same time, there are locals that might benefit from the opportunities that refugee centers can provide: new jobs (construction, health care, education, governance…); and we understand that refugee centers should also accept locals that might require emergency assistance; such as homeless people and people in risk of homelessness; as they can benefit from workshops and social activities to improve their skills and integration within society.