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149 Reception Welcomes You

May be part of Self-Governing Workshops and Offices (80), Small Services without Red Tape (81), Traveller's Inn (91), Entrance Room (130).

Conflict

Have you ever walked into a public building and been processed by the receptionist as if you were a package.

Resolution

Arrange a series of welcoming things immediately inside the entrance- soft chairs, a fireplace, food, coffee. Place the reception desk so that it is not between the receptionist and the welcoming area, but to one side at an angle- so that she, or he, can get up and walk toward the people who come in, greet them, and then invite them to sit down,

May contain The Fire (181), Light on two sides of every Room (159), A place to Wait (150), Window Place (180), The Shape of Indoor Space (191).