PatternRecommended
Window Place
Pattern 180Description
Every room people spend time in should have at least one 'window place' — a window seat, a bay, or a chair adjacent to a window where someone can sit and look out.
Why this exists
A room without a window place is a room people leave when they want to relax; the window place is where reading and contemplation happen.
Categories
AestheticDaylight
Source
Christopher Alexanderno manifest entry
A Pattern Language (1977 (Oxford University Press))
Section: Pattern 180
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
- Long Thin House · Pattern 109
- Indoor Sunlight · Pattern 128
- Staircase as a Stage · Pattern 133
- Zen View · Pattern 134
- Tapestry of Light and Dark · Pattern 135
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.