Why is it important to accurately model the land features of your project site with a toposurface?
- What aspects of a building design are most affected by the terrain features?
The terrain plays a big role in the building design. It can affects which materials can be used, how high the buildings can be built, and where the builders can break ground.
When designing a project...
- Should the building adapt to the terrain?
- Or, should you adapt the terrain to the building?
When building, it is important to consider the terrain that exists. While it is possible to adapt the terrain to the building vision, this is more costly and less sustainable than adapting the building to the terrain. Thus, it is best to adapt building plans accordingly.
What considerations affect a project team's decision-making when deciding the floor-to-floor height to use in a multi-story building?
- From a real estate developer's perspective?
- From a designer's perspective?
- From an engineer's perspective?
- From a builder's perspective?
- From an owner's perspective?
What are the advantages of stacking the levels of a multi-story building vertically?
- Can you share an interesting example of a building that doesn’t vertically stack (where the floor plates change their shaped radically between the floor levels)?
- What were the advantages or reasons for non-vertical stacking?
Why do stairs follow specific proportions with a set relationship between the tread length and riser height?
- How can building modeling help prevent the mistakes that often occur when designing and installing stairs?
Describe a case when it would be worthwhile to create a new custom component in Revit… How do you decide when customize versus using readily available components?
It can be worthwile to create a new custom component if you are needing to really sell a vision to a client who is extremely set on a specific piece. This can help set the vision and make them see it as their home. However, when at early stages in general, if you can get the gist across, it is time efficient to use readily available pieces.