PatternRecommended
The Flow Through Rooms
Pattern 131Description
Avoid corridors as the primary circulation. Let rooms flow into each other through wide cased openings or partial walls; corridors should be exceptional, used only where privacy or isolation is needed.
Why this exists
Corridor-heavy plans waste square footage and feel institutional. Flowing rooms feel residential.
Categories
Circulation
Source
Christopher Alexanderno manifest entry
A Pattern Language (1977 (Oxford University Press))
Section: Pattern 131
Published 1977-01-01 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
Browsable only — the solver does not currently enforce this directive (no spec-level data to check against). This entry exists so the architect personas can cite it in conversation and the user can read what the rule says.
Related directives
- Common Areas at the Heart · Pattern 129
- Long Thin House · Pattern 109
- Main Entrance · Pattern 110
- Entrance Room · Pattern 130
- Short Passages · Pattern 132
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.