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Public/private zoning

PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ZONING

Description

Group public rooms (kitchen, dining, living, family) on one side; private (bedrooms, baths) on the other. Crossing zones during a typical day should be intentional, not constant.

Why this exists

Captures Alexander's intimacy gradient at the floor-plan level.

Categories

AdjacencyPrivacy

Source

AIA Residential Knowledge Communityno manifest entry
Best practices for residential design ()
Section: Compiled professional consensus
Published 2024-01-01 · 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

Last reviewed 2026-05-09.