Rooms With Double Exposure

Take a look at these sunny spaces that get double the light.


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In the classic 1977 book A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander and others offer more than 250 "patterns" learned from traditional architecture and research towards the betterment of towns, buildings and construction. The still-influential book gives architects and laypeople guidelines for building better houses.

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Pattern number 159--Light on Two Sides of Every Room--purports that the success or failure of a room is determined by the arrangement of daylight. Based on observations of people in buildings with rooms of varied lighting conditions, the authors conclude that light on two sides creates a better social atmosphere.


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