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AD J ACE NT SPACES

Adjacency is the most common type of spatial relationship. It allows each space to be clearly defined and to
respond, each in its own way, to specific functional or
symbolic requirements. The degree of visual and spatial
continuity that occurs between two adjacent spaces
depends on the nature of the plane that both separates
and binds them together.

The separating plane may:
• limit visual and physical access between two adjacent
spaces, reinforce the individuality of each space, and
accommodate their differences.

• appear as a freestanding plane in a single volume
of space.

• be defined with a row of columns that allows a high
degree of visual and spatial continuity between the two
spaces.

• be merely implied with a change in level or a contrast in
surface material or texture between the two spaces.
This and the preceding two cases can also be read
as single volumes of space which are divided into two
related zones.

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