Making frontages ‘active’ adds interest, life and vitality to the public realm.
This means:
- frequent doors and windows, with few blank walls;
- narrow frontage buildings, giving vertical rhythm to the street scene;
- articulation of facades, with projections such as bays and porches incorporated, providing a welcoming feeling; and, on occasion,
- lively internal uses visible from the outside, or spilling onto the street.
