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Are brutalist buildings less expensive, easier to build, and easier to maintain?
by pseudalopex 3y ago
Are brutalist buildings less expensive, easier to build, and easier to maintain?
- SoftTalker 3y agoI can't answer that, but I think governments should use standard office buildings like everyone else. No need to spend extra money on appearances. In many cases they do. The local IRS office, Social Security office, state governent offices etc. are located here in standard office park type buildings. It's fine. The city offices on the other hand are in some historic rehabbed 19th century space that was expensive to refit as it was never meant to be an office building, it's terrible from a heating/cooling efficiency standpoint because it wasn't built with that in mind, it has a much larger footprint than necessary because it's a two-story, sprawling complex, and it's on land that would otherwise be very valuable for other business or residential properties, so there is a tremendous opportunity cost in terms of property tax that could be collected from that location. But it looks nice.