In fact, when we occupy a room, we are often engaged with tasks that distract us from views: talking
People tend to assume that in walking from room to room, we are focused on the utilitarian goal of moving, while we only care about a view when we arrive in a room. This is exactly backwards.
Therefore:
Do not make long, dark passageways that offer no views to the exterior. Instead, connect at least part of each passageway to the exterior, offering views from windows.
When … Within your building’s Circulation Network (p. 130), be careful about the placement of passages...
Then Use Framing (p. 149) to connect passageways to the outside, and to other parts of the building. Provide Human-Scale Detail (p. 154) and Local Symmetry (p. 140) to create geometric richness and complexity…
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