Buildings feature integrated façade seating areas.
This design pattern focuses on maintaining elements that promote activation of the street. This does not include merchant spaces focused on dining. It should be viewed as a mechanism to establish public spaces. This approach also may implement greenspace.
9+ For roadways with high speed limits, buildings range between five and seven stories. This is primarily focused in urban areas. This includes ground floor retail. This should follow patterns of new urbanism.
Hierarchy of streets in relationship to building height – 7 + stories, 5 to 7 stories – 4-5 stories 3-4 stories, 1 to 2 stories. Each height is dependent on the number of lanes. It is also important to consider sidewalk widths.
This approach to design is commonly found in urban planning materials.
Gradients of temporary retail spaces are used in public spaces where foot traffic is high.
Gradients of temporary merchant spaces is a category dependent on the amount of pedestrian foot traffic in a given area. It is important that these spaces can be executed with out the shelf hardware and common lumber sizes. If possible, building plans should be made available to promote knowledge sharing and open source distribution Walkway paths provide the opportunity for temporary vendor spaces. These spaces are integrated with public squares and urban courtyards.
To close merchant spaces, foldable glass partitions are used.
If the merchant space is full open to pedestrian areas, glass partitions are used to indicate whether the space is open or closed.