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This reminds me a lot of BLDGBLG's post about Die Hard's architecture[1], especially this line: his dream house included a maze of trap-doors and what Ser

by andkon 10y ago

This reminds me a lot of BLDGBLG's post about Die Hard's architecture[1], especially this line: his dream house included a maze of trap-doors and what Sergeant Scheimreif called “escape holes.” It was everything he seemed to want a building to be—with near-infinite ways of getting from one room to another and no upper limit on the places he could hide. This stuff is a weird obsession of mine, probably stemming from being a skateboarder for my whole life. Eventually, you realize that all space is something you can rearrange. [1] http://www.bldgblog.com/2010/01/nakatomi-space/ http://www.bldgblog.com/2010/01/nakatomi-space/

detaro 10y ago
It is by the same author, Geoff Manaugh. I find his writings work best in collection, e.g. if you read a lot of BLDGBLOG. In the individual pieces the meta-level ideas are kind of strange, if you read more and find the same aspects over and over again it makes more sense.
SixSigma 10y ago
Reminded me more of H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle Some victims were taken to one of the rooms on the second floor, called the "secret hanging chamber", where Holmes hanged them. Other victims were locked in a huge soundproof bank vault near his office, where they were left to suffocate. There was also a secret room that was completely sealed by solid brick that could only be entered through a trapdoor in the ceiling; Holmes would lock his victims in this room for days to die of hunger and thirst. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
percept 10y ago
Interesting seeing both the architecture of the building in the movie and the movie itself differently. It wasn't featured quite as prominently in the film, but I wonder if the use of "The Carter" (and its real-life counterpart) in New Jack City isn't similar. Other examples?
chiph 10y ago
I'm surprised there wasn't a mention of Brazil, where the hapless apartment dweller Buttle was incorrectly arrested by Information Retrieval forces descending from the floor above.

by andkon 10y ago

detaro 10y ago

It is by the same author, Geoff Manaugh. I find his writings work best in collection, e.g. if you read a lot of BLDGBLOG. In the individual pieces the meta-level ideas are kind of strange, if you read more and find the same aspects over and over again it makes more sense.

SixSigma 10y ago

Reminded me more of H. H. Holmes' Murder Castle Some victims were taken to one of the rooms on the second floor, called the "secret hanging chamber", where Holmes hanged them. Other victims were locked in a huge soundproof bank vault near his office, where they were left to suffocate. There was also a secret room that was completely sealed by solid brick that could only be entered through a trapdoor in the ceiling; Holmes would lock his victims in this room for days to die of hunger and thirst. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

percept 10y ago

Interesting seeing both the architecture of the building in the movie and the movie itself differently. It wasn't featured quite as prominently in the film, but I wonder if the use of "The Carter" (and its real-life counterpart) in New Jack City isn't similar. Other examples?

chiph 10y ago

I'm surprised there wasn't a mention of Brazil, where the hapless apartment dweller Buttle was incorrectly arrested by Information Retrieval forces descending from the floor above.