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.
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.
Street activation featuring food displays from restaurants.
In areas of high pedestrian traffic, restaurants use food displays as a method of advertising. The food models displayed in cases are typically plastic.
With the number of spaces, as well as gradient of spaces, open to the elements, it is important do design architectural elements that are flexible with the seasons.
This scope of flexible architectural elements for seasonality spans from awnings, the sheet plastic curtains, to pergolas. The application depends on the context of the merchant space. For example, plastic curtains help minimize the impacts of environment conditions. A pergola provides shading for outdoor dining. Awnings extend over merchandise to also protect from environment conditions.
Bike storage is integrated into the facades of some buildings to accommodate those traveling via bicycle.
The application of facade bike storage integration focuses on the neighborhood scale. This includes buildings related to social infrastructure as well as frequently visited places – such as grocery stores.