Design Principles or Templates (called patterns in the LRCDP)
Issue: In our climate, peole use outdoor spaces if they are sunny and
designed for outdoor comfort, and won’t if they are not. In particular,
shady north sides of buildings are not often comfortable for extended use.
Principle: Orient the building to create south-facing outdoor spaces.
To encourage use, design all outdoor spaces for maximum benefit from climate.
Issue: Outdoor areas that are simply the leftovers between buildings
will not be successful.
Principle: Use buildings, planting, walls, and other elements to frame
and form the outdoor spaces, so that when outdoors, the buildings are edges,
and the outdoor spaces are the focus.
examples from UO campus plan: Memorial Quad vs. Hamilton
example at Memorial Quad, elsewhere
example at dorm promenade
example at ...