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Category: Fulfilling Environments  Other Categorizations  Building / Environment Uses  Residental Buildings
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We use the term "apartment" here to refer to a residential unit that occupies part of a larger building.

Below are key patterns to employ when designing such an apartment:
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Refuge and Outlook
Also referred to as "Refuge and Prospect", this pattern is about our desire to occupy spaces where we are able to look out over the life below from a high and private or hidden location. This gives us both a connection to the world, while being psychologically protected by the world.
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