Beautifully Secure

In the last few years, this building has either been built or rehabbed.  I'm not sure which because, although it's not far from my home, I seldom passed this way until the year long closure of my regular freeway access point.  The discoveries I've made since trying different routes has me thinking of continuing to explore at commute time.  Usually the drive is about efficiencey of time rather than exploration.  I love the bright orange accents and the metal security screens covering the windows are inspired!  Much nicer than bars and their presence makes the building pop!

Gate at the bottom of the fire escape. 

 Fence panel

 I wonder what it would be like to see the silhouette of this through one's blinds every day?

 Is this an urban trend?  Do you have examples of this sort of thing where you live?

 The building is secure without looking like a prison.  I think it's grand!

 This lucky person gets both a lotus seed head and a peacock!

 I wonder how the lotus, peacock, and songbird (or is that a different kind of bird?) motifs were chosen.  They've been enlarged, reduced, combined, and inverted.  The continuity is very nice.

 What do you think? 

I was a little nervous taking pictures of people's windows but since you can't actually see in, I thought that folks wouldn't mind.

As I was walking back across the street where the car was parked, I heard a voice from above saying, "Hey dude, take my picture too!"  So I did.  Who am I, after all, to deny a voice from on high?

 

Peace out dudes and dudettes!