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This is the "ladder" which will help us construct the pattern language. Reading Alexander's book should be a condition to work here. Many of the patterns are almost-to-global village and will just need slight adjustments and comments, while only some of the patterns do not fit into the Global Villages Pattern list.
Currently, however, we are just trying to discover the Global Villages Patterns themselves.
Note to Franz from AndriusKulikauskas: I am trying out a different direction (which I hope will converge) by creating A Pattern Language for Independent Thinkers.
Christopher Alexanders Patterns from his book A Pattern Language (copyright). We have numbered his patterns as in his book.
Global Village Patterns .................. Alexanders patterns
Global Patterns
1. Patterns/OPENSOURCENETWORKS
Regions instead of countries
1 INDEPENDENT REGIONS
2. Patterns/MOTHERCITIES
Regional policies
2 THE DISTRIBUTION OF TOWNS
3 CITY COUNTRY FINGERS
4 AGRICULTURAL VALLEYS
5 LACE OF COUNTRY STREET
6 COUNTRY TOWNS
7 THE COUNTRYSIDE
Major structures which define the city
8 MOSAIC OF SUBCULTURES
9 SCATTERED WORK
10 MAGIC OF THE CITY
11 LOCAL TRANSPORT AREAS
Communities & neighborhoods
12 COMMUNITY OF 7000
13 SUBCULTURE BOUNDARY
14 IDENTIFIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD
15 NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY
Community networks
16 WEB OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
17 RING ROAD
18 NETWORK OF LEARNING
19 WEB OF SHOPPING
20 MINI-BUSES
Character of local environments
21 FOUR-STORY LIMIT
22 NINE PER CENT PARKING
23 PARALLEL ROADS
24 SACRED SITES
25 ACCESS TO WATER
26 LIFE CYCLE
27 MEN AND WOMEN
Local centers
x. Patterns/PUBLICINTERNETACCESSPOINT
28 ECCENTRIC NUCLEUS
29 DENSITY RINGS
30 ACTIVITY NODES
31 PROMENADE
32 SHOPPING STREET
33 NIGHT LIFE
34 INTERCHANGE
Housing
35 HOUSEHOULD MIX
36 DEGREES OF PUBLICNESS
37 HOUSE CLUSTER
38 ROW HOUSES
39 HOUSING HILL
40 OLD PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
x. 41 WORK COMMUNITY
42 INDUSTRIAL RIBBON
43 UNIVERSITY AS MARKETPLACE
44 LOCAL TOWN HALL
45 NECKLACE OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS
46 MARKET OF MANY SHOPS
47 HEALTH CENTER
48 HOUSING IN BETWEEN
Local road and path network
49 LOOPED LOCAL ROADS
50 T JUNCTIONS
51 GREEN STREETS
52 NETWORK OF PATHS AND CARS
53 MAIN GATEWAYS
54 ROAD CROSSING
55 RAISED WALK
56 BIKE PATHS AND RACKS
57 CHILDREN IN THE CITY
Public open land
58 CARNIVAL
59 QUIET BACKS
60 ACCESSIBLE GREEN
61 SMALL PUBLIC SQUARES
62 HIGH PLACES
63 DANCING IN THE STREET
64 POOLS AND STREAMS
65 BIRTH PLACES
66 HOLY GROUND
Local common land
67 COMMON LAND
68 CONNECTED PLAY
69 PUBLIC OUTDOOR LAND
70 GRAVE SITES
71 STILL WATER
72 LOCAL SPORTS
73 ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
74 ANIMALS
Transformation of the family
75 THE FAMILY
76 HOUSE FOR A SMALL FAMILY
77 HOUSE FOR A COUPLE
78 HOUSE FOR ONE PERSON
79 YOUR OWN HOME
Transformation of work and learning
80 SELF-GOVERNING WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES
81 SMALL SERVICES WITHOUT RED TAPE
82 OFFICE CONNECTIONS
83 MASTER AND APPRENTICES
84 TEENAGE SOCIETY
85 SHOPFRONT SCHOOLS
86 CHILDREN'S HOME
Transformation of local shops and gathering places
87 INDIVIDUALLY OWNED SHOPS
88 STREET CAFE
89 CORNER GROCERY
90 BEER HALL
91 TRAVELLER'S INN
92 BUS STOP
93 FOOD STANDS
94 SLEEPING IN PUBLIC
BUILDINGS:
The overall arangement of a group of buildings
95 BUILDING COMPLEX
96 NUMBER OF STORIES
97 SHIELDED PARKING
98 CIRCULATION REALMS
99 MAIN BUILDING
100 PEDESTRIAN STREET
101 BUILDING THOROUGHFARE
102 FAMILY OF INTRANCES
103 SMALL PARKING LOTS
The position of individual buildings
104 SITE REPAIR
105 SOUTH FACING OUTDOORS
106 POSITIVE OUTDOOR SPACE
107 WINGS OF LIGHT
108 CONNECTED BUILDINGS
109 LONG THIN HOUSE
Entrances, gardens, courtyards, roofs and terraces
110 MAIN ENTRANCE
111 HALF-HIDDEN GARDEN
112 ENTRANCE TRANSITION
113 CAR CONNECTION
114 HIERARCHY OF OPEN SPACE
115 COURTYARDS WHICH LIVE
116 CASCADE OF ROOFS
117 SHELTERING ROOF
118 ROOF GARDEN
Paths and squares
119 ARCADES
120 PATHS AND GOALS
121 PATH SHAPE
122 BUILDING FRONTS
123 PEDESTRIAN DENSITY
124 ACTIVITY POCKETS
125 STAIR SEATS
126 SOMETHING ROUGHLY IN THE MIDDLE
Gradients and connection of space
127 INTIMACY GRADIENT
128 INDOOR SUNLIGHT
129 COMMON AREAS AT THE HEART
130 ENTRANCE ROOM
131 THE FLOW THROUGH ROOMS
132 SHORT PASSAGES
133 STAIRCASE AS A STAGE
134 ZEN VIEW
135 TAPESTRY OF LIGHT AND DARK
The most important areas and rooms
(in a house)
136 COUPLE'S REALM
137 CHILDREN'S REALM
138 SLEEPING TO THE EAST
139 FARMHOUSE KITCHEN
140 PRIVATE TERRACE ON THE STREET
141 A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
142 SEQUENCE OF SITTING SPACES
143 BED CLUSTER
144 BATHING ROOM
145 BULK STORAGE
The most important areas and rooms
(in offices, workshops and public buildings)
146 FLEXIBLE OFFICE SPACE
147 COMMUNAL EATING
148 SMALL WORK GROUPS
149 RECEPTION WELCOMES YOU
150 A PLACE TO WAIT
151 SMALL MEETING ROOMS
152 HALF-PRIVATE OFFICE
Outbuildings and access to the street and gardens
153 ROOMS TO RENT
154 TEENAGER'S COTTAGE
155 OLD AGE COTTAGE
156 SETTLED WORK
157 HOME WORKSHOP
158 OPEN STAIRS
Knit the inside of the building to the outside
159 LIGHT ON TWO SIDES OF EVERY ROOM
160 BUILDING EDGE
161 SUNNY PLACE
162 NORTH FACE
163 OUTDOOR ROOM
164 STREET WINDOWS
165 OPENING TO THE STREET
166 GALLERY SURROUND
167 SIX-FOOT BALCONY
168 CONNECTION TO THE EARTH
Arrange the gardens, and the places in the gardens
169 TERRACED SLOPE
170 FRUIT TREES
171 TREE PLACES
172 GARDEN GROWING WILD
173 GARDEN WALL
174 TRELLISED WALK
175 GREENHOUSE
176 GARDEN SEAT
177 VEGETABLE GARDEN
178 COMPOST
Inside, attach necessary minor rooms and alcoves
179 ALCOVES
180 WINDOW PLACE
181 THE FIRE
182 EATING ATMOSPHERE
183 WORKSPACE ENCLOSURE
184 COOKING LAYOUT
185 SITTING CIRCLE
186 COMMUNAL SLEEPING
187 MARRIAGE BED
188 BED ALCOVE
189 DRESSING ROOM
Fine tune the shape and size of rooms and alcoves
190 CEILING HEIGHT VARIETY
191 THE SHAPE OF INDOOR SPACE
192 WINDOWS OVERLOOKING LIFE
193 HALF-0PEN WALL
194 INTERIOR WINDOWS
195 STAIRCASE VOLUME
196 CORNER DOORS
Give the walls some depth
197 THICK WALLS
198 CLOSETS BETWEEN ROOMS
199 SUNNY COUNTER
200 OPEN SHELVES
201 WAIST-HIGH SHELF
202 BUILT-IN SEATS
203 CHILD CAVES
204 SECRET PLACE
CONSTRUCTION:
Let the structure grow directly from
your plans and your conception of the
buildings
205 STRUCTURE FOLLOWS SOCIAL SPACES
206 EFFICIENT STRUCTURE
207 GOOD MATERIALS
208 GRADUAL STIFFENING
Work out the complete structural layout
209 ROOF LAYOUT
210 FLOOR AND CEILING LAYOUT
211 THICKENING THE OUTER WALLS
212 COLUMNS AT THE CORNERS
213 FINAL COLUMN DISTRIBUTION
Mark the column locations and erect the main frame
214 ROOT FOUNDATION
215 GROUND FLOOR SLAB
216 BOX COLUMNS
217 PERIMETER BEAMS
218 WALL MEMBRANES
219 FLOOR-CEILING VAULTS
220 ROOF VAULTS
Fix the exact positions for openings and frame them
221 NATURAL DOORS AND WINDOWS
222 LOW SILL
223 DEEP REVEALS
224 LOW DOORWAY
225 FRAMES AS THICKENED EDGES
Put in the following subsidiary patterns
226 COLUMN PLACE
227 COLUMN CONNECTION
228 STAIR VAULT
229 DUCT SPACE
230 RADIANT HEAT
231 DORMER WINDOWS
232 ROOF CAPS
Put in the surfaces and indoor details
233 FLOOR SURFACE
234 LAPPED OUTSIDE WALLS
235 SOFT INSIDE WALLS
236 WINDOWS WHICH OPEN WIDE
237 SOLID DOORS WITH GLASS
238 FILTERED LIGHT
239 SMALL PANES
240 HALF-INCH TRIM
Build outdoor details
241 SEAT SPOTS
242 FRONT DOOR BENCH
243 SITTING WALL
244 CANVAS ROOFS
245 RAISED FLOWERS
246 CLIMBING PLANTS
247 PAVING WITH CRACKS BETWEEN THE STONES
248 SOFT TILE AND BRICK
Complete the building
249 ORNAMENT
250 WARM COLORS
251 DIFFERENT CHAIRS
252 POOLS OF LIGHT
253 THINGS FROM YOUR LIFE