0 CI TY: KRAKOW, POL AND. L OCATI ON: PL ACNOWY, KAZI MI E RZ. TYPE : RE SI DE NTI ALBUI L DI NG COMME RCEI NGROUNDF L OOR I DE A: Thev ol umeoft hebui l di ngi s c l ear l ydef i nedbyt heowns quar e, andt hi sv ol umei t s el fhel pst o def i net hes pac eoft hes quar e.
Tal k i ngaboutt heex t er i or , t he mai nc onc epti sas t udyabout whenabui l di ngs houl ds peakand wheni ts houl dbes i l ent . I nt hef ac adel ook i ngt ot he s quar ewec ans eehowt hebui l di ngadapt si t s el ft ot hec har ac t er i s t i c soft hepl ac ewi t hi t sown c ont empor ar yl anguage, l et t i ng t hemar k etbei ngt hepr ot agoni s t oft hes quar e. Ont heot herf ac ade, l ook i ngt o t hes t r eet , t hebui l di ngs t ar t st o f or geti t ss hy nes sandt obemor e pr es enti nt hepl ac e, s pec i al l yi n t hec r os s r oad.
Thef ac adei sc ompos ed, f i r s t , by ar egul arr y t hm ofwi ndows , t hat bec omesmor ef r eewhi l ewe mov ef or war df r om t hes quar et o t hebac k y ar d, addi ngs omer ed pi ec est hatc r eat eanappar ent l y c haot i cc ompos i t i on. Thef ac ade di v er gesi nt wos epar at es pac es : t hewal l soft hebac k y ar d, andt he el ement st hatc r eat et hegar den. L ook i ngt ot hebac k y ar d, t hebui l di ngc anadaptas i mpl eandus ef ul l anguaget hatl et st hes unl i ght geti nt ot hef l at s . Thegar deni s c ompos edbyt hes er edel ement s , c r eat i ngs eat s , f ont s , f l ower pot s , et c .
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