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Fig. 3 Housing unit, first variation
a hierarchy of public spaces of different character, a wide range of places, and a variety
of views one perceives while walking around the park along its central axis.
The reversed role in terms of public character between the street and the space
within the blocks is reflected by a reversal of building solutions and type choices for
the house: along the streets the block is defined by low buildings developed towards
the interior by porticoes and loggias, with open pathways and passages towards the
central green area. The tall houses are located freely within the block, at right angles
to the streets, in connection with the park, just like the lower courtyards are open
onto the same green area.
This results in a clear definition of outside and inside environment, a separation that
in the old city generally kept private and inaccessible space. Here, it simply defines
two collective places of different character, with access and distribution roads as