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I would say that the design of the federal building in SF has less to do with modern architectural trends, and more to do with the plausible (?) fear that some
by m000 5y ago
I would say that the design of the federal building in SF has less to do with modern architectural trends, and more to do with the plausible (?) fear that some wacko will ram through an unprotected entrance in a van loaded with TNT.
- rsj_hn 5y agoThat really doesn't require 50 foot high massive walls of blank concrete going up from the sidewalk. You can use bollards to address that threat with setbacks and still have human scale architecture. The bollards will stop any vehicle and they can look quite nice: https://www.degemmill.com/content/uploads/2017/07/Bollards-_-Site-Amendities_-Architectural-_-Decorative-Bollard.jpg https://www.degemmill.com/content/uploads/2017/07/Bollards-_... Then a setback can even be paved with cobblestones or slate or other material pleasant to walk on, with trees, and behind that a beautiful, human scaled building is possible. Here are the bollards in front of the older federal building: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7807829,-122.4146106,3a,75y,152.34h,85.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sACQ-y7VCUgBJ-mjgUJzpbA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7807829,-122.4146106,3a,75y,...
- SAI_Peregrinus 5y agoThey even make planters built to be bollards. EG https://www.tymetal.com/crash/crash-bollards/security-planter/ https://www.tymetal.com/crash/crash-bollards/security-plante... or https://www.grainger.com/category/security/access-barriers-and-crowd-control/decorative-security-barriers-and-bollards?attrs=Item%7CSecurity+Planter&filters=attrs https://www.grainger.com/category/security/access-barriers-a...
- rsj_hn 5y agoWow, I've seen these and didn't realize they were bollards. This is great!