A Pattern Language
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Patterns for building towns, neighborhoods, houses, and gardens that come alive. List of all 253 Patterns 👇 a @clayton_dorge project
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Joined December 2020
Christopher Alexander’s opus, A Pattern Language is intimidating to read (1,100+ pages) all at once. This account helps me learn and recognize the 253 Patterns in the world. Now, I’ve collected them in one simple, useful list for easy reference. https://t.co/P5CtnS1PoE
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253. Things From Your Life via @sndy_snchz
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127. Intimacy Gradient 190. Variety of Ceiling Heights
Large open spaces are nice, but whether we realize it not, everyone wants a sense of Enclosure. It's a simple yet critical design concept you should use👇
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24. Sacred Sites The special places that come to symbolize an area (natural or historic landmarks) are essential and should be protected. These sites help maintain individuals' spiritual roots and connect them to their past.
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179. Alcoves 180. Window Place 181. The Fire 185. Sitting Circle 188. Bed Alcove 191. The Shape of Indoor Space 205. Structure Follows Social Spaces
"Make bedrooms small, and shared spaces big." - CA If you want a family to be together, don’t isolate them in giant bedrooms. Draw them toward the hearth, the table, the common room.
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111. Half-Hidden Garden 168. Connection to the Earth 172. Garden Growing Wild 231. Dormer Windows 245. Raised Flowers
A house should grow like a tree—not be assembled like a car.” -CA
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139. Farmhouse kitchen 199. Sunny counter 200. Open shelves 235. Soft inside walls 251. Different chairs 252. Pools of light
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128. Indoor Sunlight 181. The Fire 185. Sitting Circle 230. Radiant Heat 239. Small Panes 250. Warm Colors 251. Different Chairs
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111. Half-Hidden Garden 168. Connection to the Earth 172. Garden Growing Wild 231. Dormer Windows 245. Raised Flowers
A house should grow like a tree—not be assembled like a car.” -CA
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179. Alcoves 180. Window Place 181. The Fire 185. Sitting Circle 188. Bed Alcove 191. The Shape of Indoor Space 205. Structure Follows Social Spaces
"Make bedrooms small, and shared spaces big." - CA If you want a family to be together, don’t isolate them in giant bedrooms. Draw them toward the hearth, the table, the common room.
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180. Window Place 236. Windows which Open Wide 239. Small Panes
“In every room where you spend any length of time during the day, make at least one window into a "window place." - Christopher Alexander
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38. Row Houses 120. Paths and Goals 122. Building Fronts 239. Small Panes 245. Raised Flowers 247. Paving with cracks between the stones
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Open Shelves, cc: @simonsarris
200. Open Shelves Shelves that are too deep waste valuable space. Make them shallow enough so that things can be placed one deep, nothing hiding behind anything else.
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We are searching for those moments when we are most alive. From “The Timeless Way of Building”
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A building or a town is given its character, essentially, by those events which keep on happening there most often. And just the same is true in any person’s individual life. From “The Timeless Way of Building”
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128. Indoor Sunlight 181. The Fire 185. Sitting Circle 230. Radiant Heat 239. Small Panes 250. Warm Colors 251. Different Chairs
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a person is whole only so long as he is a member of some human group; a town is whole only so long as it is in balance with the surrounding countryside. From "The Timeless Way of Building"
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We are searching for those moments when we are most alive. From “The Timeless Way of Building”
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"People are deeply nourished by the process of creating wholeness" - Christopher Alexander Thanks to Alexander's efforts, we have a detailed pattern to follow, learn from, and continue to build upon (and with). R.I.P.
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2. The Distribution of Towns If the pop. of a region is weighted too far toward small villages, modern civilization can never emerge; If the pop. is weighted too far toward big cities, the earth will go to ruin b/c the pop. isn’t where it needs to be, to take care of it.
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16. Web of Public Transportation 31. Promenade 61. Small Public squares 88. Street Cafe 207. Good Materials 245. Raised Flowers
10 reasons why Spain is the best country in the world. (Thread)
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