The boundary area in front of a merchant space is roughly five feet from the building facade.
The boundary area in front of a merchant space provides an extension into the pedestrian area. This activates the space instead of having separation between the merchant space and pedestrian areas.
The boundary are doubled for outside seating with tables. Often times, these spaces are covered.
This is another version of merchant outdoor seating and it’s relationship to the street. This provides an extension of the merchant space into the pedestrian area. Seating areas are also placed in areas with high pedestrian foot traffic.
In larger buildings exterior atriums provide public spaces. These open air atriums feature dining spaces and are multi-level.
Open air atriums provide the opportunity to maintain pedestrian scale for taller buildings. In addition, they also provide cover for environment conditions. There are also opportunities to investigate alternatives of vestibules, or to create vestibules that are public facing.
Only a door entrance provides a setting for a commercial space with low pedestrian foot traffic.
This pattern emerges in residential areas that contain commercial spaces within the same building. Low volume commercial spaces, offices, and other professional spaces align with the implementation of this design pattern.
Interior spaces feature dining nooks in high foot traffic areas.
More focused on interior spaces, dining nooks provide areas to eat. This pattern is commonly found in transit stations or in areas where pedestrians are passing through.