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122 Building Fronts

May be part of Building Complex (95), Wings of Light (107), Positive Outdoor Space (106), Arcades (119), Path Shape (121).

Conflict

Building set-backs from the street, originally invented to protect the public welfare by giving every building light and air, have actually helped to destroy the street as a social space.

Resolution

On no account allow setbacks between streets or paths or public open land and the buildings which front on them. The set-backs do nothing valuable and almost always destroy the value of the open areas between the buildings. Build right upto the paths; change the laws in all communities where obsolete by-laws make this impossible. And let the building fronts take on slightly uneven angles as they accommodate to the shape of the street.

May contain Building Edge (160), Private Terrace on the Street (140), Gallery Surround (166), Street Windows (164), Opening to the Street (165).