The evidence for this pattern is easy to see in examples where plot sizes are universally large. The
Large plots are more expensive, and tend to attract a more limited pool of users. A mix of small plot sizes helps to keep spaces more affordable, and promotes greater diversity of business types and characteristics.
Therefore:
Lay out plots with the fundamental unit quite small, perhaps no wider than 6 meters or 20 feet. Include a mix of sizes, with some larger plots depending on market conditions.
When … Within the Perimeter Block (p. 105), it is important to keep a variety of scales of buildings...
Then Lay out Row Building (p. 125) at the edges, ...
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