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Gallery Surround

Opening context:
Building Edge, Arcades, Roof Garden, Pedestrian Street

Conflict

If people cannot walk out from the building onto balconies and terraces which look toward the outdoor space around the building, then neither they themselves nor the people outside have any medium which helps them feel the building and the larger public world are intertwined.

Resolution

Whenever possible, and at every story, build porches, galleries, arcades, balconies, niches, outdoor seats, awnings, trellised rooms, and the like at the edges of buildings — especially where they open off public spaces and streets, and connect them by doors, directly to the rooms inside.

Closing context:
Private Terrace on the Street, Outdoor Room, Six-Foot Balcony, Half-Open Wall, Column Place