
There were rugs, cushions, couches and chairs. There were TVs. There were books for browsing and perusing. There were vegetable gardens. In one, there was a beautiful woven bamboo structure, under which people cooked, ate and talked. There was a room for children, too. For the bigger kids, there was a small skateboarding ramp.
But not every space felt like a living room, a library, a place to hang out or a space to play. There were also spaces more typical of an art exhibition -- rooms darkened and partitioned by black curtains for film screenings, rooms with artworks and explanatory panels on their walls.