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Sandbox at the Place des Vosges

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  • arcade
  • Children playing
  • great urban squares
  • Paris
  • Place des Vosges
  • sandbox
  • townhouses
Children playing in a sandbox at the Place des Vosges, Paris. A variety of activities are supported within a very formal landscape in this beautiful and well-defined square. Note the walkable surfaces are pervious--trees grow directly from them.
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Triangular pocket park at Prospect

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  • pocket park
  • Prospect
  • townhouses
Kitty-corner from Prospect's most famous tenant, the Rib House, this triangular pocket park is a wonderful space.
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Southside

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  • brownfield
  • greenfields
  • infill
  • town center
  • townhouses
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Palais Royale (Place des Vosges)

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  • arcade
  • great squares
  • square
  • townhouses
Covered arcade below three stories of residential townhouses in the first Parisian large scale speculative housing development built around an open square. the square itself measures 72 toise on each side (face to face of building) which is approximately 465 feet. The passageway itself is 12.5 feet in width when measured to its inside dimension. The arched openings vary between 8 feet wide on the west side of the square to 9.1 feet on the north side.
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Soleil Court

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  • Cortez Hill
  • courtyard
  • high-density
  • historic neighborhood
  • San Diego
  • semi-personal space
  • townhouses
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