I am interested in the interplay between public and private space in buildings and cities.
An old but good example is the public housing buildings erected in the Red Vienna (1918-1934). The most famous one is the Karl Marx-Hof building. It was really large, and it provided an interesting relation between private and public, with some common services.
Depending on what type of building you're after; Istanbul, e.g. Grand Bazaar & Hagia Sophia
How about the Seattle Public Library, a complete public building itself
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Public_Library
Thanks for your responses. I have recently discovered a publication that may be interesting: ' Indoor ‘Public: Space: A study of atria in mass transit railway (MTR) complexes of Hong Kong'
Hi Collin, How about "Sesc Pompeia" in Sao Paulo- Brasil, it was an old fabric that was transformed in public/private space - library, theater, restaurants, gym, parks, etc.
Another example is "Matadero" in Madrid - Spain. It's like a Cultural Center with vast activities types (exhibition, theater, cinema, dance, concerts, etc...)
http://www.mataderomadrid.org/
http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/02-90181/clasicos-de-arquitectura-sesc-pompeia-lina-bo-bardi
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