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A Room of One’s Own

Opening context:
Intimacy Gradient, The Family, House for a Small Family, Common Areas at the Heart

Conflict

No one can be close to others, without also having frequent opportunities to be alone.

Resolution

Give each member of the family a room of his own, especially adults. A minimum room of one’s own is an alcove with desk, shelves, and curtain. The maximum is a cottage — like a Teenager’s Cottage, or an Old Age Cottage. In all cases, especially the adult ones, place these rooms at far ends of the intimacy gradient — far from the common rooms.

Closing context:
Common Areas at the Heart, Bed Alcove, Home Workshop, Workspace Enclosures, Teenager’s Cottage