Pattern 95
Building Complex
Context Number of Stories96
Problem
A large building put up as one single closed block exceeds the scale at which people can grasp it as a whole or find their bearings inside it.
Solution
Break every large building into a complex of smaller, clearly distinguishable parts, so that each piece stays graspable at a human scale, instead of standing as one single monolith.
Usage Long Thin House109 · Building Fronts122 · Main Entrance110 · Arcades119 · Circulation Realms98 · Main Building99 · Site Repair104 · South Facing Outdoors105 · Wings of Light107 · Structure Follows Social Spaces205