Tk Public Spaces Designed With Hostility in Mind
Hostile architecture is a type of urban design intended to limit people's behavior in public spaces. It relies on creating uncomfortable and inaccessible places that restrict people. In the following images, you can see benches divided by metal bars to prevent anyone from sleeping there, sloping surfaces to prevent anyone from sitting on them, or stones placed to prevent anyone from settling in.
Street furniture is designed to discourage lingering, and although it is presented as a solution for maintaining order, its objective is to exclude homeless people or those who cause discomfort to society.
Hostile architecture is only justified as a measure to prevent vandalism and improve public safety, but it also masks problems and makes public space less habitable.
Skip the Bench
If you're gonna doze off while waiting for the bus, do so on the bench wich is not under a roof.
Salina Island, Italy
“I really don't know about this one in Salina Island, Italy.”
Weird Bench
A bench or two chairs.
Street Furniture
Anti-homless architecture or hostile architecture?
Buffalo, NY
Benches on most transit property in Buffalo, NY.
Anti-Sitting Spikes
Bologna, Italy.
Hostile Architecture
Even night city has hostile architecture.
Astoria, Queens
Hideous bus stop bench. Astoria, Queens.
Montréal Métro
Leaning bench in Montréal Métro.
Local Park Benches
"My local park benches made of stainless steel. Too cold to sit on in winter, too hot to sit on in summer."
Kansas City
“New benches at my bus stop, Kansas City.”
Wire Bench
On barbed wire bench.
Anti-Loitering
QT’s standing area.
Handrail
Quite a useful handrail.
Uncomfortable
Seats that are slightly rounded up, with a bar to make your back uncomfortable.
Stone Wall
Sharp rocks.
Anti-Perching Spikes
Street scene.
Ankara, Turkey
These things at the entrance of a building in Ankara, Turkey.
Anti-Homeless Design
This anti-homeless design also makes it hard to sit on.
Buenos Aires
This bench in the Buenos Aires subway.
