This document discusses the facade design pattern. The facade pattern provides a simplified interface to a more complex subsystem. It decouples the subsystem from the client and makes the subsystem easier to use. A facade acts as a front-facing interface that hides the underlying complexities of the subsystem and delegates client requests to appropriate subsystem classes. This reduces dependencies between subsystems and promotes loose coupling. The facade pattern is useful for layering subsystems and simplifying access to them through a single interface.