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Main Building

Opening context:
Building Complex, Number of Stories, Circulation Realms

Conflict

A complex of buildings with no center is like a man without a head.

Resolution

For any collection of buildings, decide which building in the group houses the most essential function — which building is the soul of the group, as a human institution. Then for this building, as a main building, with a central position, higher roof.

Even if the building complex is so dense that it is a single building, build the main part of it higher and more prominent than the rest, so that the eye goes immediately to the part which is the most important.

Closing context:
Common Areas at the Heart, Cascade of Roofs, Structure Follows Social Spaces, Ceiling Height Variety