I like Christopher Alexander’s stuff.
On the object level question, the way to encourage small conversations architecturally is to have lots of nooks that only fit 3-6 people.
“Nook”, a word which here includes both “circles of seats with no other easily movable seats nearby” and “easily accessible small rooms”.
Thanks! I knew of Alexander, but you reminded me that I’ve been procrastinating on tackling the 1,200+ pages of A Pattern Language for a few months, and I’ve now started reading it :-)
I like Christopher Alexander’s stuff.
On the object level question, the way to encourage small conversations architecturally is to have lots of nooks that only fit 3-6 people.
“Nook”, a word which here includes both “circles of seats with no other easily movable seats nearby” and “easily accessible small rooms”.
Thanks! I knew of Alexander, but you reminded me that I’ve been procrastinating on tackling the 1,200+ pages of A Pattern Language for a few months, and I’ve now started reading it :-)