pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agoWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down15
arrow-up1186arrow-down1message-squareWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 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-up6·12 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.