What considerations affect a project team's decision-making when deciding the floor-to-floor height to use in a multi-story building?
Considerations could widely vary, including: structural integrity, cost/materials to support structure, regulations of height based on zoning or other limitations, safety precautions, aesthetics relative to structure’s dimensions, capacity, and how the structure fits aesthetically relative to nearby structures.
Why do stairs follow specific proportions with a set relationship between the tread length and riser height?
By following specific proportions between the tread length and riser height, we can avoid situations where a set of stairs do not meet the required regulations for step size, thus making traveling between levels more difficult for people. Furthermore, it also allows us to see exactly how much space we need to reach a certain height. If we did not model this, we could potentially make a mistake when measuring to install a set of stairs, requiring more space to be created within a building, which may not be entirely possible in some cases.
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 would be worthwhile to create a new custom component in Revit if I needed something niche that could not be found online, or I need specific dimensions for something. The use of custom components could also be useful if I am trying to see exactly how a specific space would look. Rather than use components that would essentially demonstrate how space would be occupied within a specific area, I could instead see how those specific items would look in a specific space if I made new custom components.