Always one for keeping up with the latest trends, Portland Hotel Society is building a wall on the Pandora Avenue side of its Johnson Street Residence. And what a wall it will be! Only the tallest marginalized Victorians will be able to access the valuable stairwell, stones, and no trespassing signs inside.

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One of the most ubiquitous examples of defensive or hostile architecture in downtown Victoria is the un-sleepable bench, which is intended to decrease visible homelessness in the downtown core. 

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Central Baptist Church has walled off a covered area outside its entrance and installed a spiked fence and locked gate. It’s getting a lot of well-deserved attention as a highly visible example of defensive architecture, but it’s far from the only one in Victoria.

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