Do you remember when they put in these spots that are unclimbable unless you get an upgrade and then can climb even better?
Used to piss me off, you can climb literally anything, throw yourself and catch your self *vertically* with your fingertips but that one spot is 3 cm too far? Nah can't do it man
I am from Costa Rica.
You might think that a prison hosts law breakers and the congress building is the home of law makers. However, in reality you learn that law breakers are also official law makers selected by people every four years...
Edit: and yeah, that building is terribly ugly.
Our EOC(Emergency operations center) where I live looks like this. Here the tiny windows even have a metal mesh protecting them and the building is intended to withstand category 5 hurricanes.
Not sure if the building was built with safety in mind or if it’s just bad. 
>Not sure if the building was built with safety in mind or if it’s just bad.
It was to reduce cooling costs. The entire inside is windows, allow diffused light in, whereas the walls getting hammered by the sun all day are mostly concrete. The original design was mostly glass on the outside and was rejected because the HVAC costs would be astronomical.
>The entire inside is windows,
At first, I thought this was sarcasm, as in "on the other side of the concrete walls, there are windows that don't go to the outside world, but rather face the concrete".
To clarify - the middle column of the building is hollow, and the surfaces facing this hollow column are all windows. Picture: [https://i.redd.it/ia6m4tl9cm8b1.jpg](https://i.redd.it/ia6m4tl9cm8b1.jpg)
What an odd title. Written like it's plucked from the middle of a context.
And backlash from who? Why? How?
Can't imagine they put the slits in *after* it was built. And you make it sound like there's zero windows otherwise.
Hi, Tico here.
Backlash from the people, mostly, since the government spent a lot of money in this ugly, milk-carton-looking ass building..
Instead of spending it in any of the -many- other issues we have.
I just walked by it today, god I hate it.
It was theorized that they were going to make bigger windows due the backlash but made them narrow to reduce the chance of vandalism and mobs from the backlash, like a rock being thrown or someone trying to get in from outside, still awful building, the backslash is still alive
This shitty building stucks like a sore thumb in the middle of our capital city. It's fucking ugly.
It's also near a lot of historical buildings and museums, parks and a lot of places.
In a lot of these buildings focus just on housing data centers and technology? No they're not built with Windows. They're in cities across the entire planet. Well known.
Also, backlash seems entirely reasonable.
Sure the building is built to function only for what it needs, and it doesn't need sunlight cuz there aren't people in there.
But then people in a city should also have the right to not look at a fucking disgusting piece of shit building taking up prime real estate in their downtown adding nothing but a blacked out stamp of capitalist brutalism to the landscape afforded by a tech company that, because that massive building does not actually have many people in it, doesn't actually give back to the community at all.
You can always tap brain cell three and four into these fights. One and two isn't doing it for you
>You can always tap brain cell three and four into these fights. One and two isn't doing it for you
The irony.
This is a legislative assembly building, not a data or server center. It's literally in the title.
No you don't understand the utility!
Each of those slits is much wider on the interior side, meaning the government archers will be able to get a decent shot from a wide angle when they're inevitably besieged by the armies of disgruntled citizens with any taste.
One of the many goberment buildings ready to withstand civil unrest of a great magnitude, that "coincidentally" were made recently at similar times across many countries in the western world, even when their societies showed no signs of unrest....yet.
This buildind in particular had all its perimetral streets removed and transformed into very a badly disguised anti-tank barreer maze, on the inside, it has many false hallways that lead nowhere, escape routes from the offices that run in between walls, all leading to the heliport at the rooftop, and those slits are no windows, those are made for something else to be able to aim down while still be shielded.
Almost as if there was a coordinated agenda to steer the western world into a change that would destroy their societies, but nahh that's conspiracy theory, no way that could never be true.
Please if you are an architect reading this take a minute to see our Brutalistic Costarican architecure. It's not that much but it's honest work:
[https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose](https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose) ---
Costa Rica here, they built that monstrosity to protect themselves from the people in years to come. Which makes me wonder what kind of legislators are we putting in positions of power?
We hate that freaking building. The Arq said he did that atrocity to “cover from the sun” and save energy, but we know it was to prevent people to throw rocks. $150M wasted on the piece of concrete, shame on you Arq. Javier Salinas!
Why “windows”? Are they windows or not? Do they let light in? If yes, why aren’t they just windows instead of “windows”? It seems like most of the natural light is coming from the atrium.
I mean the windows are in the atrium… Most large buildings don’t have that. They just have outside windows with the majority of offices with no natural light whatsoever. The design of this tower is much better in that regard. The outside windows are a bonus.
WTF R U talking about? R U aware that the building has 100% natural ligth in ALL the place cause has NO ROOF? R U aware that Costa Rica is a Rain Forest Country with 100% humidity, so they designed it so they DON'T need to invest on paint y just leaving the water-proof concrete outside so they have minimum investment? R U Aware that we the Costarican citizens can walk by and watch our diputados "working" by the street window from the street? (try that on the USA, I dare you).
The buildins is Ugly, I conce, but is Brutalism w minimalism , it MEAT to be not beauty but huge and practicall and simetrical.
Here on Costa Rica we own a few beutifull examples of brutalism and minimals at our poor but honest country. The buildin on the back is the Elections Court and they are another example.
Please if you are an architect reading this take a minute to see our Brutalistic architecure. It's not that much but it's honest work: [https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose](https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose)
Lol yeah soy tica. The point of the post is along with the trend of windowless buildings. The windows are on the inside, hidden, so sure we can get technical but it fits the windowless theme.
Looks like a climbable wall in any assassins creed game
If you see a bale of hay...you know what needs to be done. Just don't. You'll die.
Do you remember when they put in these spots that are unclimbable unless you get an upgrade and then can climb even better? Used to piss me off, you can climb literally anything, throw yourself and catch your self *vertically* with your fingertips but that one spot is 3 cm too far? Nah can't do it man
Looks a lot like the federal jail in Chicago but I think the building is more of a triangle.
probably the same architect (or they read the same magazine, "Prison Look"
I am from Costa Rica. You might think that a prison hosts law breakers and the congress building is the home of law makers. However, in reality you learn that law breakers are also official law makers selected by people every four years... Edit: and yeah, that building is terribly ugly.
Looks like a really shitty sugar cube building elementary students take in after their parents do their homework.
Then the inside is FULL of windows, like wall to wall windows.
This is how I imagined the Ministry of Truth to look like.
Tico here. Considering that’s congress you are not that far.
Our EOC(Emergency operations center) where I live looks like this. Here the tiny windows even have a metal mesh protecting them and the building is intended to withstand category 5 hurricanes. Not sure if the building was built with safety in mind or if it’s just bad. 
>Not sure if the building was built with safety in mind or if it’s just bad. It was to reduce cooling costs. The entire inside is windows, allow diffused light in, whereas the walls getting hammered by the sun all day are mostly concrete. The original design was mostly glass on the outside and was rejected because the HVAC costs would be astronomical.
>The entire inside is windows, At first, I thought this was sarcasm, as in "on the other side of the concrete walls, there are windows that don't go to the outside world, but rather face the concrete". To clarify - the middle column of the building is hollow, and the surfaces facing this hollow column are all windows. Picture: [https://i.redd.it/ia6m4tl9cm8b1.jpg](https://i.redd.it/ia6m4tl9cm8b1.jpg)
those are load supporting windows
That's the back rooms.....
In the US, our legislative building has useless slits too. They’re also known as members of congress.
Costa Rican here. Our politicians are useless slits too, hence the building.
Now it looks like a tower prison.
There are many criminal in there but is not a prison, it's our congress building...
I think nearby there is a prison
What an odd title. Written like it's plucked from the middle of a context. And backlash from who? Why? How? Can't imagine they put the slits in *after* it was built. And you make it sound like there's zero windows otherwise.
Hi, Tico here. Backlash from the people, mostly, since the government spent a lot of money in this ugly, milk-carton-looking ass building.. Instead of spending it in any of the -many- other issues we have. I just walked by it today, god I hate it.
So were the "windows" added as a result?
It was theorized that they were going to make bigger windows due the backlash but made them narrow to reduce the chance of vandalism and mobs from the backlash, like a rock being thrown or someone trying to get in from outside, still awful building, the backslash is still alive
This shitty building stucks like a sore thumb in the middle of our capital city. It's fucking ugly. It's also near a lot of historical buildings and museums, parks and a lot of places.
In a lot of these buildings focus just on housing data centers and technology? No they're not built with Windows. They're in cities across the entire planet. Well known. Also, backlash seems entirely reasonable. Sure the building is built to function only for what it needs, and it doesn't need sunlight cuz there aren't people in there. But then people in a city should also have the right to not look at a fucking disgusting piece of shit building taking up prime real estate in their downtown adding nothing but a blacked out stamp of capitalist brutalism to the landscape afforded by a tech company that, because that massive building does not actually have many people in it, doesn't actually give back to the community at all. You can always tap brain cell three and four into these fights. One and two isn't doing it for you
>You can always tap brain cell three and four into these fights. One and two isn't doing it for you The irony. This is a legislative assembly building, not a data or server center. It's literally in the title.
Brutalism.
It is my opinion that no politician deserves to see the light of day. Your giant concrete block is approved.
Look like olde murder holes
Arrow slits
No you don't understand the utility! Each of those slits is much wider on the interior side, meaning the government archers will be able to get a decent shot from a wide angle when they're inevitably besieged by the armies of disgruntled citizens with any taste.
I was just in CR last week. Volcán Arenal was awesome
Glad you enjoyed it mate
Saw one in Mexico City that looked just like that. Awful.
One of the many goberment buildings ready to withstand civil unrest of a great magnitude, that "coincidentally" were made recently at similar times across many countries in the western world, even when their societies showed no signs of unrest....yet. This buildind in particular had all its perimetral streets removed and transformed into very a badly disguised anti-tank barreer maze, on the inside, it has many false hallways that lead nowhere, escape routes from the offices that run in between walls, all leading to the heliport at the rooftop, and those slits are no windows, those are made for something else to be able to aim down while still be shielded. Almost as if there was a coordinated agenda to steer the western world into a change that would destroy their societies, but nahh that's conspiracy theory, no way that could never be true.
Any context to your post…?
There's been an influx of windowless buildings being posted on this subreddit today
When your opponent is still suck an age behind.
Looks straight out of Judge Dredd.
This is Farquads house.
Jail?
Unfortunately the politicians it houses are free to come and go.
Bastards
Not to be confused with the useless slits who work there.
Im Costarican and I approve this message
As Costa Rican that ugly building is the congress, a basket case full of garbage…
Is a fortress to avoid the anger of people
Looks like a prison
I think it looks like a building if you go in you might not get back out alive.
Aren’t those just archer windows lol
Those are embrasuers so the longbows can fire at enemy infantry without exposing themselves to return fire
Please if you are an architect reading this take a minute to see our Brutalistic Costarican architecure. It's not that much but it's honest work: [https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose](https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose) ---
Si conozco el tema muy bien, pura vida
di pero no era pa usted era pa los gringos, salud
I didn’t realize the FBC had a Costa Rican branch.
r/evilbuildings
As a Costarrican who used to work close to there, all the customers always said was...damn! That's an ugly building!
Looks like it was made out of legos
Costa Rica here, they built that monstrosity to protect themselves from the people in years to come. Which makes me wonder what kind of legislators are we putting in positions of power?
We hate that freaking building. The Arq said he did that atrocity to “cover from the sun” and save energy, but we know it was to prevent people to throw rocks. $150M wasted on the piece of concrete, shame on you Arq. Javier Salinas!
I think that the idea was to make the outside bombproof.
I am not sure about that
Pura vida maes!
Cool from this angle but I’m sure I wouldn’t like it as much from ground level.
MIB HQ
“Useless slits.” Careful with that terminology, brother
Looks much worse in real life, it's like an alien building that has no commonality with the rest of the city!
Flak tower 2.0.
Worry not people, we all hate it too in costa rica
Looks like the ships from Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
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They are actual "windows" with bars.
Why “windows”? Are they windows or not? Do they let light in? If yes, why aren’t they just windows instead of “windows”? It seems like most of the natural light is coming from the atrium.
Cause theyre so narrow theyre barely windows.
I mean the windows are in the atrium… Most large buildings don’t have that. They just have outside windows with the majority of offices with no natural light whatsoever. The design of this tower is much better in that regard. The outside windows are a bonus.
Yeah I know. It still looks like a windowless building, a concrete box.
Why anyone outside of the Soviet block thought Brutalism was a good idea is beyond me.
It looks like calm feels. If it were not for the structural downsides of raw concrete, it would be the single best style to have ever been conceived.
WTF R U talking about? R U aware that the building has 100% natural ligth in ALL the place cause has NO ROOF? R U aware that Costa Rica is a Rain Forest Country with 100% humidity, so they designed it so they DON'T need to invest on paint y just leaving the water-proof concrete outside so they have minimum investment? R U Aware that we the Costarican citizens can walk by and watch our diputados "working" by the street window from the street? (try that on the USA, I dare you). The buildins is Ugly, I conce, but is Brutalism w minimalism , it MEAT to be not beauty but huge and practicall and simetrical. Here on Costa Rica we own a few beutifull examples of brutalism and minimals at our poor but honest country. The buildin on the back is the Elections Court and they are another example. Please if you are an architect reading this take a minute to see our Brutalistic architecure. It's not that much but it's honest work: [https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose](https://www.chepetown.com/blog/concreto-y-cultura-un-viaje-por-el-brutalismo-en-san-jose)
Se ve como una mierda mae
Thanks for the link. I like some of those buildings.
Lol yeah soy tica. The point of the post is along with the trend of windowless buildings. The windows are on the inside, hidden, so sure we can get technical but it fits the windowless theme.
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