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Lengthen the Entrance Transition
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Category: Fulfilling Environments  Integrating with Context  Site  Inviting Entrances
Problem / Situation
A building can be made to feel more of a protective retreat from the world by making the exterior to interior transition less immediate and abrupt.
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Solution
Rather than having a direct entrance centered at the front of a building, create a twised, non-centered entry.
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