Problem
Isolated buildings are symptoms of a disconnected, sick society.
Solution
Connect your building up, wherever possible, to the existing buildings round about. Do not keep set backs between buildings; instead, try to form new buildings as continuations of the older buildings.
Related Patterns
… this pattern helps to complete Building Complex (95), Wings of Light (107), and Positive Outdoor Space (106). It helps to create positive outdoor space, especially, by eliminating all the wasted areas between buildings. As you connect each building to the next you will find that you make the outdoor space positive, almost instinctively.
Connect buildings with arcades, and outdoor rooms, and courtyards where they cannot be connected physically, wall to wall - Courtyards Which Live (115), Arcades (119), Outdoor Room (163) …
Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 531.