garden/arcades.md

Arcades

• a pattern
  • in a pattern language
    • #119 two star
    • prev cascade of roofs pedestrian street connected buildings circulation realms
    • next ceiling height variety sheltering roof column place low doorway column connection building edge half open wall structure follows social spaces thickening the outer walls
  • "this is one of the most beautiful patterns in the language"
  • "covered walkways at the edge of buildings, which are partly inside, partly outside"
  • buildings are more unfriendly that they need to be; they could be more inviting. the arcade is a solution to this: a semi-public space at the edge of the building.
  • a liminal space
    • stoa
  • properties for arcades
    • they must contain the character of the inside
    • they must work as an extension of the inside and therefore be covered
    • the edges of the ceiling must not be too high
    • if possible, the path should pass through buildings (in particular if they are narrow) or connect buildings to each other
  • rudofsky in streets for people says they "take the place of the ancient forum" -- the agora :)
    • he calls them "the most refined street coverings, a tangible expression of civic solidarity -- or, should one say, of philanthropy"
• a self-contained semi-open space.
  • In the case of the arcades project, these spaces were mostly oriented towards consumerism -- and flaneurism.
  • they were mostly shopping arcades. but probably not in Flancia, where often they work as stoas.