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1984

Pattern: Nested levels of accessibility

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Part of a 5-fold Pattern Language.
Subsequently published in Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential (1986)

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Pattern template

Physical Intimacy gradient of spaces in a building.

Broader Limitation on number of structural levels; Distinctiveness of main entry point to structure; Transition domain between structure and communication pathway; Organization of structure to enhance autonomy of sub-structures; Harmoniously structured entry point for external communication media; Organization of structures to enhance receptivity to external insight.

Narrower Zoning internal domains; Partially isolated contexts; Flexible domain organization; Organization of inter-domain dynamics; Receptivity to emerging external insight; Sequence of viewpoint loci within a structure; Common domain at the focal point of a structure; Relative isolation of complementary perspectives; Relatively isolated context for each perspective; Orientation of domains to receive external insight; Appropriate configuration for perspective interaction; Internal transition spaces enhancing structural entry points; Integrating coordinated exposure to irrationality into structures.

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