Pattern 36
Degrees of Publicness
Context Identifiable Neighborhood14 · Activity Nodes30 · Density Rings29
Problem
Housing often offers only two states — fully exposed to the street or fully sealed off behind it. But people need different amounts of closeness to the bustle depending on mood, age, or temperament, and rarely find the in-between they are looking for.
Solution
Arrange dwellings along a graded scale running from highly public to deeply withdrawn, so that everyone can find the spot that matches the degree of closeness to public life they actually want.
Usage Housing Hill39 · Row Houses38 · House Cluster37 · Pedestrian Street100 · Raised Walk55 · Green Streets51 · Path Shape121 · Pedestrian Density123