The square.

Three ways to inhabit the old town.

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THREE STREET SECTIONS

Grasse, in section

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The squareCafé terraces · trees · open skyThe passagewayStone steps · close walls · a sliver of skyThe single laneShop terraces · steep slope · curved street

Street proportions

Width between façadesm

Rise over the 14 m sectionm

Bend at the far endm

Negative bends left; positive bends right. Zero keeps the street straight. Slope: 0.0%.

Café terraces frame an open pedestrian centre.

The enclosing buildings

Left building storeys

Right building storeys

Floor-to-floor heightm

12.0 m left · 9.0 m rightWall heights above the front street level

Open arches lead into a covered colonnade on the left side. The opposite side has glazed shopfronts. The colonnade follows the taller building; equal heights keep it on the left.

Street life & detail

Timber shuttersOpen louvred shutters beside recessed windows

Square treesTwo rows of trees beside the terraces

Café terracesTables, chairs and parasols

People for scaleFigures follow the paving and steps

Pattern 08 · Grasse

Architectural street studies. Dimensions are indicative, not measured surveys.

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