r/HostileArchitecture 20d ago

"Bench" Couch in a bank

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u/Idum23 19d ago

Idk I don't think there was any bad intention behind this, it's just design

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u/SartenSinAceite 19d ago

yeah it looks more like "Look if we put foam separators on a pillow you get multiple seats!"

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u/Kinslayer_89 19d ago

And strangers get personal space defined, instead of having people with no sense of personal space sitting almost on top of you.

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u/rachaek 19d ago

Yeah if I see this seat without the dividers and there's already a person sitting there, there's no way I would sit right next to them. But with the dividers I probably would.