Why do we like to build huge walls around our spaces? Do we feel protected or rather do we feel in-secured with low walls around our houses. Here is a community open space under renovation and the compound walls are being constructed. As it is a work in progress site, the fencing is yet to happen. These photographs were captured this evening to demonstrate that people do like to sit on the edge. They feel safe and the low height walls do give them a sense of security. It is a rather interesting sitting area.
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| Community space compound wall under construction |
Why then are we busy constructing huge walls with jalis and other patterns and eventually increasing the heights? Ar. Satya Prakash notes that each independent house in bangalore constructs around 450 sq ft of walls just for compounding the site.
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| Huge compound walls protecting the buildings |
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| People sitting on the edge of a community garden |
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| Low walls to connect the building to the surroundings |
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| Our perception of protection |
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Tall walls for protection
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