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Entrance Transition

Opening context:
Main Gateways, Family of Entrances, Main Entrance, Half-hidden Garden

Conflict

Buildings, especially houses, with a graceful transition between the street and the inside, are more tranquil than those which open directly off the street.

Resolution

Make a transition space between the street and from front door. Bring the path which connects street and entrance through this transition space, and mark it with a change of surface, a change of level, perhaps by gateways which make a change of enclosure, and above all with a change of view.

Closing context:
Zen View, Garden Wall, Tapestry of Light and Dark, Trellised Walk, Entrance Room