... the 116. Cascade of Roofs may be completed by arcades. Paths along the building, short paths between buildings, 100. Pedestrian Street, paths between 108. Connected Buildings, and parts of 98. Circulation Realms are all best as arcades. This is one of the most beautiful patterns in the language; it affets the total character of buildsings as few other patterns do.

Arcades-covered walkways at the edge of buildings, which are partly inside, partly outside-play a vital role in the way that people interact with builings.

Wherever paths run along the edges of buildings, build arcades, and use the arcades, above all, to connect up the buildings to one another, so that a person can walk from place to place under the cover of the arcades.

Keep the arcade low -- 190. Ceiling Height Variety; bring the roof of the arcade as low as possible--117. Sheltering Roof; make the columns thick enough to lean against--226. Column Place; and make the openings between the columns narrow and low--224. Low Doorway, 227. Column Connection--either by arching them or by making deep beans or with lattice work--so that the inside feels enclosed--160. Building Edge, 193. Half-Open Wall. For construction see 205. Structure Follows Social Spaces and 211. Thickening the Outer Walls.

References

❄️ A Pattern Language

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