Some of the richest spaces blend interior and exterior elements, often blurring the lines between th
Buildings should not contain hermetically sealed “interior” spaces, but should include ambiguous relationships between inside and outside.
Therefore:
Create structures that blend interior and exterior, including courtyards and solarium galleries. Use glass doors and windows to further blur the distinction between what is truly outdoor and what is quasi-outdoor.
When …Within each Courtyard Building (p. 122) or Row Building (p. 125), there is a need to create an experience of spatial richness that binds the indoors to the outdoors...
Then Use Interior Windows10 and Solid Doors With Glass* to blur the distinction between indoors and outdoors. Use Pools Of Light* created by skylights and glazed courtyards to create indoor spaces with outdoor qualities. Use rough, typically external materials like stone and brick – Complex Materials (p. 159) – to further blur the distinction....
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