110. Main Entrance**
...you have a rough position for your building on the site -- 104. Site Repair, 105. South Facing Outdoor, 107. Wings of Light. You also have an idea of the major circulation in the building complex and the lines of approach which lead toward the building -- 98 Circulation Realms, 102. Family of Entrances. Now it is time to fix the entrance of the building.
Placing the main entrance (or main entrances) is perhaps the single most important step you take during the evolution of a building plan.
Place the main entrance of the building at a point where it can be seen immediately from the main avenues of approach and give it a bold, visible shape which stands out in front of the building.
If possible, make the entrance one of a family of similar entrances, so that they all stand out as visibly as possible within the street or building complex -- 102. Family of Entrances; build that part of the entrance which sticks out, as a room, large enough to be plesant, light, and beautiful place -- 130. Entrance Room and bring the path between the street and this entrance room thruough a series of transitions of light and level and view -- 112. Entrance Transition. Make sure that the entrance has the proper relationship to parking -- 97. Shielded Parking, 113. Car Connection.
References
120. Paths and Goals*
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All the ordinary things in the outdoors -- trees, fountains, entrances, gateways, seats, statues, a swing, an outdoor room -- can be the goals. See 102. Family of Entrances, 110. Main Entrance, 171. Tree Places, 241. Seat Spots, 245. Raised Flowers; build the "goals" according to the rules of 126. Something Roughly in the Middle; and shape the paths according to 121. Path Shape. To pave the paths use 247. Paving With Cracks Between the Stones...
127. Intimacy Gradient
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..if you know roughly where you intend to place the building wings - 107. Wings of Light, and how many stories they will have - 96. Number of Stories, and where the 110. Main Entrance is, it is time to work out the rought dispotion of the major area on every floor. In every building the relationship between the public areas and private areas is most important.
130. Entrance Room**
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...the position and overall shape of entrances is given by 102. Family of Entrances, 110. Main Entrance and 112. Entrance Transition. This pattern gives the entrances their detailed shape, their shape and body and three dimensions, and helps complete the form begun by 113. Car Connection, and the 140. Private Terrace on the Street.
❄️ A Pattern Language
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