ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A to LondonEnglish · 4 months agoThe office extension in London has a recessed design to preserve the view of an old church's windowalien.topimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down15cross-posted to: architectureporn@sfw.community
arrow-up1164arrow-down1imageThe office extension in London has a recessed design to preserve the view of an old church's windowalien.topᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A to LondonEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: architectureporn@sfw.community
minus-squareZip2linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·4 months agoProbably a planning requirement so it didn’t block the light hitting the stained glass window?
minus-squarePsaldorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoIt’s a downward angle, looks specifically like it’s there for pedestrians (or maybe something specific along that path)
minus-squareZip2linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoI wondered if it was something to do with Londons protected sight lines, but turns out it’s just good neighbours. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/feb/06/attacked-by-an-ice-cream-scoop-the-story-of-londons-gouged-building-union-street
Probably a planning requirement so it didn’t block the light hitting the stained glass window?
It’s a downward angle, looks specifically like it’s there for pedestrians (or maybe something specific along that path)
I wondered if it was something to do with Londons protected sight lines, but turns out it’s just good neighbours.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/feb/06/attacked-by-an-ice-cream-scoop-the-story-of-londons-gouged-building-union-street
That’s great to hear.