#passen-gers

Broken by multiple opportunities to explore, the perceived impermeable walls of concrete are perforated by fluidity of the use and the mixing of paths … Oblique views dominate, connecting offices to residences and housing walkways to the streets below. Housing walkways offer some shelter but above the fourth floor are largely exposed, making them more akin to external streets. Apart from providing passive surveillance and useful ‘defensive’ spaces, the multiple viewpoints promote diversity and mixed uses at different times … The Brunswick is void of alleys but abundant in similarly narrow walkways that combine and link zones of activity…