Front Door Bench
. . . Seat Spots, acting within several larger patterns, creates an atmosphere around the edge of the building which invites lingering—Arcades,Building Edge, Sunny Place, Connection to the Earth; it is most marked and most important near the entrance—Entrance Room. This pattern defines a special Seat Spots: a bench which helps to form the entrance room and the building edge around the entrance. It is always important; but perhaps most important of all, at the door of an Old Age Cottage.
Problem:
People like to watch the street.
Background & Research: Not Included on the site—Go read the book!
Solution:
Build a special bench outside the front door where people from inside can sit comfortably for hours on end and watch the world go by. Place the bench to define a half-private domain in front of the house. A low wall, planting, a tree, can help to create the same domain.
Usage:
The bench may help to make the entrance visible—Main Entrance; it can be part of a wall—Sitting Wall, with flowers in the sunshine next to it—Raised Flowers. Place it with care, according to the rules given in Seat Spots . . .
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