Parallel

Spatial strategy
for everyday places.

One courtyard study.
Existing / proposed.

Bring a project question

The same place.
Two ways of reading it.

These are aligned crops from the original pair, not new camera views or additional evidence. Read the gathering area and passage separately, then consider their relationship.

A place to pause.

Look at the ground occupied by the proposed table and chairs. Movability creates choices, but also a management question.

Existing illustration, cropped to the bare left-side gathering area.
Existing / bare paving in the left-side area.
Hypothetical proposal, matching crop showing table, chairs and planting.
Proposal / table, movable chairs and planting.

The chairs are visible; their actual use is not. A trial could explore grouping and management, while access and layout suitability still need review. Inspect the seating decision.

A way through.

The right-hand opening remains in the same place. Visual continuity is useful for comparison; it is not proof of an adequate route.

Existing illustration, cropped to the right-hand passage and approach paving.
Existing / passage and adjacent paving.
Hypothetical proposal, identical crop of the right-hand passage and paving.
Proposal / the same passage remains visually open.

Actual route dimensions, users, access needs and furniture drift are unknown. A management agreement cannot replace a suitable physical layout. Inspect the route decision.

The full pair.

Complete fictional existing courtyard illustration.
Existing illustration / complete frame.
Complete hypothetical courtyard proposal illustration.
Hypothetical proposal / complete frame.
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Sample business, made up for this preview