Pattern 106
Positive Outdoor Space
Context South Facing Outdoors105 · Wings of Light107
Problem
Open ground that is merely left over between buildings has no shape of its own; such shapeless leftover space goes unused because nobody feels it belongs to them.
Solution
Shape every outdoor area deliberately, as if it were a room with its own walls of building, hedge, or trees, so it takes on a clear, bounded form that invites people to stay.
Usage Wings of Light107 · Tree Places171 · Garden Wall173 · Trellised Walk174 · Hierarchy of Open Space114 · Building Fronts122 · Building Edge160 · Courtyards Which Live115 · Roof Garden118 · Path Shape121 · Outdoor Room163 · Garden Growing Wild172