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.
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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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RT @apatterntolearn: 24. Sacred Sites. The special places that come to symbolize an area (natural or historic landmarks) are essential and….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 179. Alcoves.180. Window Place.181. The Fire.185. Sitting Circle.188. Bed Alcove.191. The Shape of Indoor Space.205. S….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 111. Half-Hidden Garden.168. Connection to the Earth.172. Garden Growing Wild.231. Dormer Windows.245. Raised Flowers.
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RT @apatterntolearn: 139. Farmhouse kitchen.199. Sunny counter.200. Open shelves.235. Soft inside walls.251. Different chairs.252. Pools of….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 128. Indoor Sunlight.181. The Fire.185. Sitting Circle.230. Radiant Heat.239. Small Panes.250. Warm Colors.251. Differ….
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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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RT @apatterntolearn: 38. Row Houses.120. Paths and Goals.122. Building Fronts.239. Small Panes.245. Raised Flowers.247. Paving with cracks….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 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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RT @apatterntolearn: "People are deeply nourished by the process of creating wholeness" - Christopher Alexander. Thanks to Alexander's effo….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 2. The Distribution of Towns. If the pop. of a region is weighted too far toward small villages, modern civilization c….
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RT @apatterntolearn: 16. Web of Public Transportation.31. Promenade.61. Small Public squares.88. Street Cafe.207. Good Materials.245. Raise….
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