INTERACTION SPACE: DIFFERENT SPACES FOR INTERACTION place to write or lean on are all factors that prevent outdoor study. Places for outdoor study and reading will find higher use in suitable seasons if they are properly placed, detailed, and supplied.
Figure 3.2 Informal study space
Location consideration 1. Near key building entrances, where students may study between classes or during lunch break while remaining near to their home base or in familiar area, but away from significant foot traffic. 2. Locations away from the noise and distractions of automobile traffic or parking lots 3. Semi-enclosed patios or terraces near libraries or schools that provide an option to reading indoors. 4. Out-of-the-way locations near significant pedestrian traffic flows 5. Areas under huge, mature trees that form a subspace. A bench design that allows a group of individuals who don't wish to communicate to each other to sit and study is acceptable.
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