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125 Stair Seats

May be part of Small Public Squares (61), Positive Outdoor Space (106), Path Shape (121), Main Entrance (110), Open Stairs (158).

Conflict

Wherever there is action in a place, the spots which are the most inviting, are those high enough to give people a vantage point, and low enough to put them in action.

Resolution

In any public place where people loiter, add a few steps at the edge where stairs come down or where there is a change of level. Make these raised areas immediately accessible from below, so that people may congregate and sit to watch the goings-on.

May contain Seat Spots (241), Soft Tile and Brick (248), Connection to the Earth (168).