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Bulk Storage

Opening context:
House for a Small Family, Self-Governing Workshops and Offices, Individually Owned Shops, Building Complex

Conflict

In houses and workplaces there is always some need for bulk storage space; a place for things like suitcases, old furniture, old files, boxes — all those things which you are not ready to throw away, and yet not using everyday.

Resolution

Do not leave bulk storage till last or forget it. Include a volume for bulk storage in the building — its floor area at least 15 to 20 per cent of the whole building area — not less. Place this storage somewhere in the building where it costs less than other rooms — because, of course, it doesn’t need a finish.

Closing context:
Sheltering Roof, Ground Floor Slab, North Face, Terraced Slope, Rooms to Rent