A pause you can step into
All rooms are equal, but the balcony is not a room. It’s a handshake to the outdoors or, for those so inclined, a step inward, towards quiet contemplation. That’s why balconies of all persuasions (whether narrow as an alley, wide as a salesman’s smile, recessed, cantilevered, or the alluring Juliet version) used to be a…