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L -S H A P E D P L A N E S

A building form can have an L-shaped configuration and be
subject to the following readings. One of the arms of the
configuration can be a linear form that incorporates the
corner within its boundaries while the other arm is seen as
an appendage to it. Or the corner can be articulated as an
independent element that joins two linear forms together.

A building can have an L-shaped configuration to establish
a corner of its site, enclose a field of outdoor space to
which its interior spaces relate, or shelter a portion of
outdoor space from undesirable conditions around it.

L-shaped configurations of planes are stable and selfsupporting and can stand alone in space. Because they are
open-ended, they are flexible space-defining elements. They
can be used in combination with one another or with other
elements of form to define a rich variety of spaces.

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