New Patterns

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Introduction

Towns
1 Independent Regions
2 The Distribution of Towns
3 City Country Fingers
4 Agricultural Valleys
5 Lace of Country Streets
6 Country Towns
7 The Countryside
8 Mosaic of Subcultures
9 Scattered Work
10 Magic of the City
11 Local Transport Areas
12 Community of 7000
13 Subculture Boundary
14 Identifiable Neighborhood
15 Neighborhood Boundary
16 Web of Public Transportation
17 Ring Roads
18 Network of Learning
19 Web of Shopping
20 Mini-buses
21 Four-story Limit
22 Nine Per Cent Parking
23 Parallel Roads
24 Sacred Sites
25 Access to Water
26 Life Cycle
27 Men and Women
28 Eccentric Nucleus
29 Density Rings
30 Activity Nodes
31 Promenade
32 Shopping Street
33 Night Life
34 Interchange
35 Household Mix
36 Degrees of Publicness
37 House Cluster
38 Row Houses
39 Housing Hill
40 Old People Everywhere
41 Work Community
42 Industrial Ribbon
43 University as Marketplace
44 Local Town Hall
45 Necklace of Community Projects
46 Market of Many Shops
47 Health Center
48 Housing in Between
49 Looped Local Roads
50 T Junctions
51 Green Streets
52 Network of Paths and Cars
53 Main Gateways
54 Road Crossing
55 Raised Walk
56 Bike Paths and Racks
57 Children in the City
58 Carnival
59 Quiet Backs
60 Accessible Green
61 Small Public Squares
62 High Places
63 Dancing in the Streets
64 Pools and Streams
65 Birth Places
66 Holy Ground
67 Common Land
68 Connected Play
69 Public Outdoor Room
70 Grave Sites
71 Still Water
72 Local Sports
73 Adventure Playground
74 Animals
75 The Family
76 House for a Small Family
77 House for a Couple
78 House for One Person
79 Your Own Home
80 Self-governing Workshops and Offices
81 Small Services without Red Tape
82 Office Connections
83 Master and Aprentices
84 Teenage Society
85 Shopfront Schools
86 Children's Home
87 Individually Owned Shops
88 Street Cafe
89 Corner Grocery
90 Beer Hall
91 Traveller's Inn
92 Bus Stop
93 Food Stands
94 Sleeping in Public

Buildings
95 Building Complex
96 Number of Stories
97 Shielded Parking
98 Circulation Realms
99 Main Building
100 Pedestrian Street
101 Building Thoroughfare
102 Family of Entrances
103 Small Parking Lots
104 Site Repair
105 South Facing Outdoors
106 Positive Outdoor Space
107 Wings of Light
108 Connected Buildings
109 Long Thin House
110 Main Entrance
111 Half-hidden Garden
112 Entrance Transition
113 Car Connection
114 Hierarchy of Open Space
115 Courtyards which Live
116 Cascade of Roofs
117 Sheltering Roof
118 Roof Garden
119 Arcades
120 Paths and Goals
121 Path Shape
122 Building Fronts
123 Pedestrian Density
124 Activity Pockets
125 Stair Seats
126 Something Roughly in the Middle
127 Intimacy Gradient
128 Indoor Sunlight
129 Common Areas at the Heart
130 Entrance Room
131 the Flow Through Rooms
132 Short Passages
133 Staircase as a Stage
134 Zen View
135 Tapestry of Light and Dark
136 Couple's Realm
137 Children's Realm
138 Sleeping to the East
139 Farmhouse Kitchen
140 Private Terrace on the Street
141 A Room of One's Own
142 Sequence of Sitting Spaces
143 Bed Cluster
144 Bathing Room
145 Bulk Storage
146 Flexible office Space
147 Communal Eating
148 Small Work Groups
149 Reception Welcomes You
150 A Place to Wait
151 Small Meeting Rooms
152 Half-private office
153 Rooms to Rent
154 Teenager's Cottage
155 Old Age Cottage
156 Settled Work
157 Home Workshop
158 Open Stairs
159 Light on Two Sides of Every Room
160 Building Edge
161 Sunny Place
162 North Face
163 Outdoor Room
164 Street Windows
165 Opening to the Street
166 Gallery Surround
167 Six-foot Balcony
168 Connection to the Earth
169 Terraced Slope
170 Fruit Trees
171 Tree Places
172 Garden Growing Wild
173 Garden Wall
174 Trellised Walk
175 Greenhouse
176 Garden Seat
177 Vegetable Garden
178 Compost
179 Alcoves
180 Window Place
181 The Fire
182 Eating Atmosphere
183 Workspace Enclosure
184 Cooking Layout
185 Sitting Circle
186 Communal Sleeping
187 Marriage Bed
188 Bed Alcove
189 Dressing Room
190 Ceiling Height Variety
191 The Shape of Indoor Space
192 Windows Overlooking Life
193 Half-open Wall
194 Interior Windows
195 Staircase Volume
196 Corner Doors
197 Thick Walls
198 Closets Between Rooms
199 Sunny Counter
200 Open Shelves
201 Waist-high Shelf
202 Built-in Seats
203 Child Caves
204 Secret Place

Construction
205 Structure Follows Social Spaces
206 Efficient Structure
207 Good Materials
208 Gradual Stiffening
209 Roof Layout
210 Floor and Ceiling Layout
211 Thickening the Outer Walls
212 Columns at the Corners
213 Final Column Distribution
214 Root Foundations
215 Ground Floor Slab
216 Box Columns
217 Perimeter Beams
218 Wall Membrane
219 Floor-ceiling Vaults
220 Roof Vaults
221 Natural Doors and Windows
222 Low Sill
223 Deep Reveals
224 Low Doorway
225 Frames as Thickened Edges
226 Column Place
227 Column Connections
228 Stair Vault
229 Duct Space
230 Radiant Heat
231 Dormer Windows
232 Roof Caps
233 Floor Surface
234 Lapped Outside Walls
235 Soft Inside Walls
236 Windows which Open Wide
237 Solid Doors with Glass
238 Filtered Light
239 Small Panes
240 Half-inch Trim
241 Seat Spots
242 Front Door Bench
243 Sitting Wall
244 Canvas Roofs
245 Raised Flowers
246 Climbing Plants
247 Paving with Cracks Between the Stones
248 Soft Tile and Brick
249 Ornament
250 Warm Colors
251 Different Chairs
252 Pools of Light
253 Things from Your Life

Titles and categories scraped by algorithm from on-line sources:

Pattern Number: 97

Pattern Title: Shielded Parking

Category: Buildings

Sub-Category: The overall arangement of a group of buildings

Up links: 11 Local Transport Areas 22 Nine Per Cent Parking 95 Building Complex

Horizontal links: NINE PER CENT PARKING (22), we have already defined an upper limit on the total amount of parking in a neighborhood. In NINE PER CENT PARKING (22), we have already defined an upper limit on the total amount of parking in a neighborhood. In NINE PER CENT PARKING (22), we have already defined an upper limit on the total amount of parking in a neighborhood. In 22/ap22.htm">NINE PER CENT PARKING (22), we have already defined an upper limit on the total amount of parking in a neighborhood. In SMALL PARKING LOTS (103) we give the best size and the distribution of the lots when they are on the ground. But in certain cases it is still necessary to build larger parking lots or parking structures. The environment can tolerate these larger lots and structures, provided that they are built so that they do not pollute the land around them.

This is a simple biological principle. In the human body, for example, there are waste products; the waste products are part of the way the body works, and obviously they must have a place. But the stomach and colon are built in such a way as to shield the other internal organs from the poisons carried by the wastes.

The same is true in a city. At this moment in history the city requires a certain limited amount of parking; and for the time being there is no getting away from that. But the parking must be built in such a way that it is shielded - by shops, houses, hills of grassy earth, walls, or any other buildings of any kind - anything, so long as the interior of the parking structure and the cars are not visible from the surrounding land. On ground level, the shield is especially critical. Shops are useful since they generate their own pedestrian scale immediately. And since the need for parking often goes hand in hand with commercial development, shops are often very feasible economically.

A shielded parking structure.

And of course, the houses themselves can serve the same function. In Paris, many of the most charming and beautiful apartment houses are arranged around courtyards, which permit parking inside, away from the street. There are few enough cars, so that they don't destroy the courtyard, for the houses; and the street is left free of parked cars entirely.

Along with the need to shield parking structures there is the equally pressing need on the part of a driver to be able to spot the parking structure quickly - and see how it is connected to the building he is headed for. One of the most frequent complaints about the parking near a building is not that it is too far away, but that you don't know where you can go to find a parking spot and still be sure of how to get back into the building.

This means that:

1. Parking, which is specifically for the use of visitors, must be clearly marked from the directions of approach, even though the structure as a whole is shielded. The person who is coming by car will be looking for the building, not the parking lot. The entrance to parking must be marked as an important entrance - a gate - so that you can see it automatically, in the process of looking for the building. And it must be placed so that you find it about the same time that you see the building's main entrance.

2. While you are parking your car you must be able to see the exit from the parking area which will lead you into the building. This will let you search for the closest spots, and will mean that you don't have to walk around searching for the exit.

SMALL PARKING LOTS (103) we give the best size and the distribution of the lots when they are on the ground. But in certain cases it is still necessary to build larger parking lots or parking structures. The environment can tolerate these larger lots and structures, provided that they are built so that they do not pollute the land around them.

This is a simple biological principle. In the human body, for example, there are waste products; the waste products are part of the way the body works, and obviously they must have a place. But the stomach and colon are built in such a way as to shield the other internal organs from the poisons carried by the wastes.

The same is true in a city. At this moment in history the city requires a certain limited amount of parking; and for the time being there is no getting away from that. But the parking must be built in such a way that it is shielded - by shops, houses, hills of grassy earth, walls, or any other buildings of any kind - anything, so long as the interior of the parking structure and the cars are not visible from the surrounding land. On ground level, the shield is especially critical. Shops are useful since they generate their own pedestrian scale immediately. And since the need for parking often goes hand in hand with commercial development, shops are often very feasible economically.

A shielded parking structure.

And of course, the houses themselves can serve the same function. In Paris, many of the most charming and beautiful apartment houses are arranged around courtyards, which permit parking inside, away from the street. There are few enough cars, so that they don't destroy the courtyard, for the houses; and the street is left free of parked cars entirely.

Along with the need to shield parking structures there is the equally pressing need on the part of a driver to be able to spot the parking structure quickly - and see how it is connected to the building he is headed for. One of the most frequent complaints about the parking near a building is not that it is too far away, but that you don't know where you can go to find a parking spot and still be sure of how to get back into the building.

This means that:

1. Parking, which is specifically for the use of visitors, must be clearly marked from the directions of approach, even though the structure as a whole is shielded. The person who is coming by car will be looking for the building, not the parking lot. The entrance to parking must be marked as an important entrance - a gate - so that you can see it automatically, in the process of looking for the building. And it must be placed so that you find it about the same time that you see the building's main entrance.

2. While you are parking your car you must be able to see the exit from the parking area which will lead you into the building. This will let you search for the closest spots, and will mean that you don't have to walk around searching for the exit.

SMALL PARKING LOTS (103) we give the best size and the distribution of the lots when they are on the ground. But in certain cases it is still necessary to build larger parking lots or parking structures. The environment can tolerate these larger lots and structures, provided that they are built so that they do not pollute the land around them.

This is a simple biological principle. In the human body, for example, there are waste products; the waste products are part of the way the body works, and obviously they must have a place. But the stomach and colon are built in such a way as to shield the other internal organs from the poisons carried by the wastes.

The same is true in a city. At this moment in history the city requires a certain limited amount of parking; and for the time being there is no getting away from that. But the parking must be built in such a way that it is shielded - by shops, houses, hills of grassy earth, walls, or any other buildings of any kind - anything, so long as the interior of the parking structure and the cars are not visible from the surrounding land. On ground level, the shield is especially critical. Shops are useful since they generate their own pedestrian scale immediately. And since the need for parking often goes hand in hand with commercial development, shops are often very feasible economically.

A shielded parking structure.

And of course, the houses themselves can serve the same function. In Paris, many of the most charming and beautiful apartment houses are arranged around courtyards, which permit parking inside, away from the street. There are few enough cars, so that they don't destroy the courtyard, for the houses; and the street is left free of parked cars entirely.

Along with the need to shield parking structures there is the equally pressing need on the part of a driver to be able to spot the parking structure quickly - and see how it is connected to the building he is headed for. One of the most frequent complaints about the parking near a building is not that it is too far away, but that you don't know where you can go to find a parking spot and still be sure of how to get back into the building.

This means that:

1. Parking, which is specifically for the use of visitors, must be clearly marked from the directions of approach, even though the structure as a whole is shielded. The person who is coming by car will be looking for the building, not the parking lot. The entrance to parking must be marked as an important entrance - a gate - so that you can see it automatically, in the process of looking for the building. And it must be placed so that you find it about the same time that you see the building's main entrance.

2. While you are parking your car you must be able to see the exit from the parking area which will lead you into the building. This will let you search for the closest spots, and will mean that you don't have to walk around searching for the exit.

103/ap103.htm">SMALL PARKING LOTS (103) we give the best size and the distribution of the lots when they are on the ground. But in certain cases it is still necessary to build larger parking lots or parking structures. The environment can tolerate these larger lots and structures, provided that they are built so that they do not pollute the land around them.

This is a simple biological principle. In the human body, for example, there are waste products; the waste products are part of the way the body works, and obviously they must have a place. But the stomach and colon are built in such a way as to shield the other internal organs from the poisons carried by the wastes.

The same is true in a city. At this moment in history the city requires a certain limited amount of parking; and for the time being there is no getting away from that. But the parking must be built in such a way that it is shielded - by shops, houses, hills of grassy earth, walls, or any other buildings of any kind - anything, so long as the interior of the parking structure and the cars are not visible from the surrounding land. On ground level, the shield is especially critical. Shops are useful since they generate their own pedestrian scale immediately. And since the need for parking often goes hand in hand with commercial development, shops are often very feasible economically.

A shielded parking structure.

And of course, the houses themselves can serve the same function. In Paris, many of the most charming and beautiful apartment houses are arranged around courtyards, which permit parking inside, away from the street. There are few enough cars, so that they don't destroy the courtyard, for the houses; and the street is left free of parked cars entirely.

Along with the need to shield parking structures there is the equally pressing need on the part of a driver to be able to spot the parking structure quickly - and see how it is connected to the building he is headed for. One of the most frequent complaints about the parking near a building is not that it is too far away, but that you don't know where you can go to find a parking spot and still be sure of how to get back into the building.

This means that:

1. Parking, which is specifically for the use of visitors, must be clearly marked from the directions of approach, even though the structure as a whole is shielded. The person who is coming by car will be looking for the building, not the parking lot. The entrance to parking must be marked as an important entrance - a gate - so that you can see it automatically, in the process of looking for the building. And it must be placed so that you find it about the same time that you see the building's main entrance.

2. While you are parking your car you must be able to see the exit from the parking area which will lead you into the building. This will let you search for the closest spots, and will mean that you don't have to walk around searching for the exit.

HOUSING HILL (39), HOUSING HILL (39), HOUSING HILL (39), 39/ap39.htm">HOUSING HILL (39), HOUSING IN BETWEEN (48), HOUSING IN BETWEEN (48), HOUSING IN BETWEEN (48), 48/ap48.htm">HOUSING IN BETWEEN (48), INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SHOPS (87), INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SHOPS (87), INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SHOPS (87), 87/ap87.htm">INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SHOPS (87), OPEN STAIRS (158), OPEN STAIRS (158), OPEN STAIRS (158), 158/ap158.htm">OPEN STAIRS (158), GALLERY SURROUND (166). One of the cheapest ways of all to shield a parking lot is with canvas awnings - the canvas can be many colors: underneath, the light is beautiful - GALLERY SURROUND (166). One of the cheapest ways of all to shield a parking lot is with canvas awnings - the canvas can be many colors: underneath, the light is beautiful - GALLERY SURROUND (166). One of the cheapest ways of all to shield a parking lot is with canvas awnings - the canvas can be many colors: underneath, the light is beautiful - 166/ap166.htm">GALLERY SURROUND (166). One of the cheapest ways of all to shield a parking lot is with canvas awnings - the canvas can be many colors: underneath, the light is beautiful - 244 Canvas Roofs 98 Circulation Realms 102 Family of Entrances 110 Main Entrance 135 Tapestry of Light and Dark 205 Structure Follows Social Spaces

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Summary 1: Many patterns we have given discourage dependence on the use of cars; we hope that these patterns will gradually get rid, altogether, of the need for large parking lots and parking structures - LOCAL TRANSPORT AREAS, NINE PER CENT PARKING.

Summary 2: Put all large parking lots, or parking garages, behind some kind of natural wall, so that the cars and parking structures cannot be seen from outside.

Summary 3: Make the entrance to the parking lot a natural gateway to the buildings which it serves, and place it so that you can easily see the main entrance to the building from the entrance to the parking.

Summary 4: In certain cases it is still necessary to build larger parking lots or parking structures.

Summary 5: Along with the need to shield parking structures there is the equally pressing need on the part of a driver to be able to spot the parking structure quickly - and see how it is connected to the building he is headed for.

Summary 6: One of the most frequent complaints about the parking near a building is not that it is too far away, but that you don't know where you can go to find a parking spot and still be sure of how to get back into the building..

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