Apartment Living, Part II

DweezelJazz — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000

All buildings convey character of some kind and affect us when we see them. Houses, apartments, office blocks: they all have some impact. The external part of an apartment building can very much influence how we might feel about living there.The colorful shutters, as we also saw in the Apartment Living, Part I post, brightens this facade and gives the otherwise somewhat worn look of the building a community feel and friendly atmosphere.This front is well maintained and the focus is strongly on the balconies and windows. A balcony makes a huge difference to the experience of living in an apartment. If the balcony catches the sun then this gives the residents an opportunity to be in the sun in the relative privacy and convenience of their home.A resident’s selection of an apartment can depend strongly on whether it has a balcony, its size, and when that balcony is in the sun.Some people decorate their balconies with lots of flowers. Tables with sun shades enhance a balcony’s use as a living space in the outdoor air.Other buildings have more of a stately look to their exterior. There’s almost the impression that these balconies are more for show or giving the odd speech to passersby than for any real practical use.The insides of apartment buildings vary enormously, even from one identical layout of apartment to another. Sometimes a modest outside can yield a beautiful indoor living space. It’s impossible to guess what a person’s home looks like from the appearance of the outside.Some apartments are very high, with their window space looking down on most other buildings. The tops of trees are far below, and the ground looks amazingly distant.Sky panoramas can be quite magnificent in such apartments. The view is almost cinematic. High apartments can be both exhilarating and also isolating because they’re so remote from the ground.Apartments that are constructed like very large houses can also be very nice to live in. Looking out, the views are similar to what they would be from an upper floor in a house. With the windows open there are all the familiar sounds of birds, people walking nearby, car doors shutting, and all the more natural sounds of being close to the earth.There are many different places to live and many different ways to live. In crowded regions the majority of people live in apartments. Some apartments are bigger than some houses. And there are all kinds for whatever circumstances and tastes a person may have.

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Apartment Living, Part II