Pattern 164
Street Windows
Context Green Streets51 · Small Public Squares61 · Pedestrian Street100 · Building Thoroughfare101
Problem
Rooms where people spend their daytime hours sometimes face only a courtyard or backyard, leaving the street unwatched. Residents lose touch with whatever is happening right outside their door, and the street in turn loses the quiet oversight that comes from being seen from inside.
Solution
Turn the windows of living and gathering rooms toward the street, so residents can take part in the life passing by and their simple presence keeps a watchful eye on it in return.
Usage Window Place180 · Windows Which Open Wide236 · Filtered Light238 · Climbing Plants246