Luke Mihaere||||||||||Nooks and crannies may look good, but they can attract the wrong sort|Tamir Addadi’s Nairobi office complex wont be behind gates and fences|A lack of “dead areas” mean that crime is much harder to commit|At Heron Tower, an enormous fish tank disguises scary X-ray equipment|In the event of a blast, Heron Tower’s facade will act like a net|“Sentry planters” with steel frames can withstand the force of a car|Planters in situ at Canary Wharf – the friendly face of defensive space|St Helier’s new Esplanade Quarter, masterplanned by Hopkins Architects|Depite its appealing looks, terrorism is seen as a genuine threat to the safety of the Jersey development||
17 May 2011

Siege mentality

Words by

Category: Opinion

Editor’s picks

David Irwin introduces the Setter Swivel, an evolved take on his acclaimed Setter collection for Deadgood

Johanson debuts bold showroom in Clerkenwell

Paper profit: GF Smith launches rebrand with the help of TEMPLO

David Ericsson collaborates with Swedish design brand Blå Station to showcase the P.Y.R. chair

Heritage brand Bisley boosts workplace creativity with its flexible Arches range

Your OnOffice guide to CDW

OnOffice 171 has landed!

Bright idea: Mater has shown how to produce elegant pieces with sustainability and circularity at their core

Idea factory: Ligne Roset’s first factory near Lyon is now a new destination on the European design circuit

Interiors

Copenhagen Food Collective’s new Hotel Bella Grande maintains its old-world charm

Universal Design Studio’s interiors for British Land’s Norton Folgate complex prove the area’s legacy of craftsmanship is alive and well

The latest outpost of the global aparthotel brand Locke takes visitors to Lisbon

Holloway Li blurs the boundaries between lounge bar and co-working space at Club Quarters

The new Orangebox headquarters by Studio Rhonda lets the company’s products do the talking

A profusion of colour, design and fun is behind Maison Perron’s new concept of a live-work space

Offering coffee with a retro vibe, Sydney’s Superfreak café is the best kind of throwback

OCCA’s new open-plan studio situated in Glasgow embodies the studio’s values and unique personality

BDG Architecture + Design helped to transform an industrial building into a buzzing office for WPP’s creative agencies

Instagram