I don’t smoke. After losing two grand parents to lung related illnesses and working in the NHS I honestly can’t imagine anything more idiotic than willingly breathing smoke into your body. I mean, seriously? Anyway; it’s come to my attention that when it comes to designing outdoor spaces we now have to consider the needs of the idiotic in our plans. Smoking, it seems, doesn’t wait for any weather conditions, even in the pouring rain they feel the need to kill themselves just a little bit more. So how can we accommodate the idiocy of others?
“Sheltered smoking areas” are the thing we should be looking to include. Cover from the elements, a way for these people to keep themselves warm and maybe even sit down in some sort of luxury. What about outdoor heaters to warm their fingers in the cold winter months? What about some sun loungers for them to kick back and recline in? Nothing is too good for people who knowingly kill themselves all in aid of “looking cool.”