Pattern 197
Thick Walls
Context The Shape of Indoor Space191 · Alcoves179 · Window Place180 · Ceiling Height Variety190 · Building Edge160
Problem
Thin, smooth walls cannot be reshaped or put to use; they separate rooms but leave no room within themselves for the niches, shelves, or seats that the people living there might want.
Solution
Build walls thick enough to be worked and shaped, letting niches, shelves, and seats be cut into them, so the people who live there can mold the walls to their own needs.
Usage Thickening the Outer Walls211 · Open Shelves200 · Columns at the Corners212 · Window Place180 · Closets Between Rooms198 · Sunny Counter199 · Waist-High Shelf201 · Built-In Seats202 · Child Caves203 · Secret Place204