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Pattern Index

Main Categories

Other Categorizations

Basic Architectural Concepts (3)

Building Forms (5)

Building / Environment Uses (34)

Building Elements (9)

Particular Rooms and Spaces (8)

Architecture as an Activity

Understanding and Using Patterns (3)

Architectural Design Process (5)

General Design Principles (4)

Thriving Communities

Layers of Home (2)

Integrate With Community (2)

Public Gathering Places (12)

Societal Needs (16)

Integrating with Context

Common Contexts (4)

Make Postiive Contribution to Neighborhood (1)

Climate (13)

Embrace the Particular (1)

Responding to Local Architecture (3)

Site (19)

Protective Spaces

Appear Protective from Outside (2)

Personalization by Occupants (1)

Places of Quiet Refuge (2)

Provide Physical Comfort (1)

Public to Private Gradient (3)

Refuge and Outlook (1)

Feeling of Enclosure (5)

Private Edges and Shared Core (3)

Sheltering Roof (1)

Uplifting Spaces

Large Exciting and Liberating Spaces (1)

Mystery (3)

Natural Surroundings (5)

Outdoor Living Spaces (3)

Playfulness (1)

Rich Variety (1)

Use all 3 Dimensions (1)

Employ Natural Light (15)

Artificial Lighting (6)

Dynamic Flow of Spaces (11)

Fulfilling Materials

Connections (1)

Effect of Light on Materials (1)

Express Purpose Through Materials (1)

Honesty of Materials (1)

Material Associations (1)

Natural Materials (1)

Color (10)

Texture (1)

Contrasting Materials (1)

Specific Materials (48)

Complexity-Simplicity Balance (1)

Composition (4)

Detailing and Decoration (1)

Emphasize Envelope for Feeling of Weightlessness (1)

Form (3)

Guide the Eye (1)

Massing (3)

Order (7)

Overall Form (4)

Structure (16)

Volume and Proportion (12)

Carry Themes Throughout Building (1)

Clear Overall Form (2)

Competing Demands (1)

Distinct Zones for Distinct Activities (2)

Indoor-Outdoor Continuity (1)

Integrate Indoors and Outdoors (5)

What a Building Can Say (6)

Single Defining Theme (1)

Create a Focal Point (1)

Architectural Styles (21)

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