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Public Outdoor Room

Opening context:
Main Gateways, Accessible Green, Small Public Squares, Common Land, Pedestrian Street

Conflict

There are very few spots along the streets of modern towns and neighborhoods where people can hang out, comfortably, for hours at a time.

Resolution

In every neighborhood and work community, make a piece of common land into an outdoor room — a partly enclosed place, with some roof, columns, without walls, and perhaps with a trellis; place it beside an important path and within view of many homes and workshops.

Closing context:
Common Areas at the Heart, Seat Spots, Activity Pockets, Building Edge, Outdoor Room