pruwyben to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 8 months agoWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?message-square47fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down15
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareWhy do residential skyscrapers always seem to include balconies that never get used?pruwyben to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 8 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-square@ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•8 months 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-square@TachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•8 months 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.