It doesn’t look uncomfortable in this close up image, but when one comes to close contact with the surface, they can feel the ‘unevenness’

This hostile design is surrounding a tree by the Knight Library. Surfaces like this are usually occupiable if they are flat. They are especially welcoming during summer when branches can provide shade and soft winds can blow by to cool people off. But the angled surface that makes it a triangle makes it hard for people to sit for a long period of time. For unhoused people, the down slope on both sides makes it easy to slide off from the surface. The tip of the slope can also make resters feel poking their spine or any points of contact to the surface. 

Highlights the point of obstruction.

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