---

1984

Pattern: Displaceable frameworks

-- / --

---

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

---

Pattern template

Frameworks which can be completely set aside to permit direct interaction with the external world are preferable to fixed or partially movable frameworks.

Physical Windows which open wide permit personal contact with the outside environment. They are a place to linger, through which to talk to others outside. Modern buildings tend to be constructed with fixed or partially opening windows which inhibit this degree of contact.

Broader Aperture compatibility; Ground-level visibility; Overview of external contexts; #P1225; Occupiable sites exposed to external insight; Overview sites from integrative superstructure; Overview of communication pathway from structure; Orientation of domains to receive external insight.

Narrower Multi-faceted frameworks.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. For further updates on this site, subscribe here