Growing up in the religion I always wondered why kingdom halls are designed the way they are. For instance:
*Why don't they have windows? SOME DO AND SOME DON'T, with the advent of HVAC it is easier and cheaper to limit windows (insurance and cheaper to build)
*Why do the doors look like they've been designed to lock someone in(or out)? Actually, around here the doors have safety levers that allow quick exit
*Why are the chairs always incredebly uncomfortable? I have been in some halls with comfortable chairs--I think it depends on who orders them for cost or comfort factors.
*Why does it look like more effort went into designing the lobby than the audotorium? Because fewer people get past the lobby
*Why don't they ever soundproof the walls leading to the outside when most KHs are near resedential homes? In the newer halls I helped build they did do that, more to protect those INSIDE the hall from excess noise
*Why is there never any artwork in the KH? As seen on another thread, some do. The RBC around here always builds some money into the budget for art which is selected by the interior designer on staff. Some art pieces have actually been quite attractive.
*Why do the three colours of paint they choose never match eachother? Congregations vote on the color combinations so I have seen less and less bad combinations, usually the interior designer sets out the choices.
