Space10 - the research and design lab of IKEA in Kødbyen - in the Meat Packing District in Copenhagen - has been a place to go for good coffee for sometime but the area just inside the entrance has now been rearranged to encourage more people to use it as a meeting and work area with wifi and a selection of books for inspiration.

Opening times have been extended.

The 100 or so books - in striking canvas cradles - are recent publications on architecture and urban design that have been recommended by the staff but there is also a book exchange where anyone can leave appropriate books or take away donated books.

I would recommend signing up to the Space10 newsletter for information about their programme of exhibitions, lectures and discussions about research work in the lab. It is a sharply-designed site and is now establishing a substantial and stimulating archive that is tracking current thoughts and ground-breaking new research on urban living and design.

SPACE10 - library
SPACE10, Flæsketorvet 10, Københaven
open Monday to Thursday 9.00 to 17.00