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Thick Walls

Opening context:
The Shape of Indoor Space, Alcoves, Ceiling Height Variety, Building Edge

Conflict

houses with smooth hard walls made of prefabricated panels, concrete, gypsum, steel, aluminium, or glass always stay impersonal and dead.

Resolution

Open your mind to the possibility that the walls of your building can be thick, can occupy a substantial volume — even actual useable space — and need not be merely thin membranes which have no depth. Decide where these thick walls ought to be.

Closing context:
Thickening the Outer Walls, Open Shelves, Columns at the Corners, Window Place, Built-In Seats