Buildings that Reflect what Happens Inside

Sometimes even the best designed buildings are a bit boring.  But what if the outside of  buildings revealed what was going on inside? I got the idea from this photo of the carpark of the Kansas City Public Library that's partially concealed by the a wall of giant book spines.  It's a striking feature of Kansas CIty's downtown, running along the library carpark on 10th Street.  The book spines are 25 feet high and 9 feet wide and show 22 titles suggested by library members. It's pretty cool. What if the outside of other buildings reflected what went on inside like - Office buildings that look like computers, filing cabinets, and stationery Banks that look like vaults, banknotes and coins Restaurants that look like stacks of plates, glasses, napkins and cutlery Mechanics workshops that look like car parts Francesco ...