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concept:something-roughly-in-the-middle-apl-patternSomething Roughly in the Middle (APL pattern)
APL pattern requiring a focus approximately in the middle of a square, demonstrating roughness by allowing the position to meet other important criteria rather than being perfectly centered
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
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- The chapter that catalogs and analyzes the fifteen recurrent geometric properties found in systems that have life, connecting them to the deeper theory of centers and wholeness
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- APL pattern on using small trim pieces to set a hierarchy of levels in finish work, cover cracks, and make finishing more practical—an example of levels of scale in construction
- APL pattern describing variation in column size and beam size according to spans, referenced as an example of gradients in structural engineering
- APL pattern referenced as an example of deep interlock between indoor and outdoor space, requiring structural relation between inside centers, wall centers, and outside centers
- APL pattern requiring a fireplace or equivalent as nucleus of a main living room, referenced as an example of strong centers and contrast
- APL pattern on arcades as boundary layers between inside and outside, referenced as an example of boundaries and deep interlock and ambiguity
- APL pattern giving detailed functional arguments for positive space effects in outdoor environments
- APL pattern describing how rooms should be arranged in a graded sequence from public to private, creating field-like quality through the gradient as a whole
- Coherent entities at the scale of rooms and bays — roughly halfway between building volume and smallest elements — whose existence and beautiful pattern of arrangement is essential for profound building order; first noted by Ingrid King