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Key to making a building really "work" is to consider and respond to its context. This category contains patterns related to responding to the building's context, such as the site on which it is located, nearby buildings, direction of the sun, and the local climate.
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Supporting Patterns  | This category contains patterns describing regularly encountered contexts which have common attributes, such as suburban settings. |
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A building or other environment will not reach its full potential unless it takes into account the local climate.
Consider both the average weather and the likely weather extremes in each season. You should consider percipitation, wind, hours and type of natural light. You should consider both the effects of these factors on any building / structure itself, and also their effects on ... |
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 | All too often, buildings and environments created today fail to address to the unique needs of their occupants and to their unique surroundings.
For the purpose of this pattern, we will refer to the needs of the people who occupy a building or other environment, together with the site where the building/environment is located, and the larger context surround that site, all collectively ... |
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 | A building should respond to existing buildings and vernacular architecture in its vicinity or neighborhood.
This does not mean that a building should mimic or be an exact copy of the buildings around it. Ideally, each building should have its own character that distinguishes it from its neighbors, while also having many aspects in common with its neighbors to tie the buildings ... |
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 | It is all too common for a generic building to be designed and built with complete disregard for the unique characteristics of its site.
To reach their full potential, characteristics of the site must be responded to and celebrated in the building or other environment that is created on that site. |
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