pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agoWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?message-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoI think people value private outdoor space differently than public outdoor space. I don’t actually have a balcony but I think I would usually prefer a private space to a public one, even if the public one was much nicer.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoIt helps a lot if the balcony is somewhat enclosed. The balconies that are just iron fences with no privacy at all are basically useless.
I think people value private outdoor space differently than public outdoor space. I don’t actually have a balcony but I think I would usually prefer a private space to a public one, even if the public one was much nicer.
It helps a lot if the balcony is somewhat enclosed. The balconies that are just iron fences with no privacy at all are basically useless.