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Were currently in schematic design on a new house and, being knee deep in
conceptual thinking, we thought itd be a good time to get some diagrams up on the BUILDblog.
We find that diagramming is critical to the design process for several reasons:
1. FROM CHAOS TO CLARITY: The information gathering stage on most projects produces
a substantial amount of data. City & state codes, covenants, site parameters, and all that other
good stuff it all adds up. Good diagrams turn chaos into clarity. And clear diagrams allow a
client to get the gist of a projects requirements without being dragged through the mindnumbing boredom of the City of [fill in the blank] Amendments to the International Building
Code. Everybody wins.
On the image below, the first diagram boils-down all the site information into what matters most
for the site planning. The second diagram describes the observations made on site by ourselves
the clients. The third diagram takes all of that information and translates it into site strategies.
Running along the column on the right is a narrative describing the most important attributes the
design should acheive. This Ordering Mechanisms sheet is the go-to sheet for the basic DNA
of the project parameters.
some options have been eighty-sixed along the way. Just because a design idea seems obvious to
the architect, doesnt mean that its apparent to someone who hasnt had their head in the
building code all day. The diagram spells it all out.
4. CLIFF NOTES FOR ARCHITECTURE: We typically review diagrams (like the ones
above) during design meetings with clients. Its a lot of information to cover in a small amount of
time and the physical prints provide a reminder of the discussion. Later, once the client(s) has
had a drink or two after all that architectural jargon, the printed diagrams serve as good notes
from the meeting. Clients can also absorb the data at a more leisurely pace.
5. PROMOTION: diagrams allow an architect to promote their method of thinking. Its
challenging to try and verbalize the process that an architectural project goes through, especially
years after the project has been completed. Solid diagrams can be printed, exhibited, emailed and
posted to blogs. Now more than ever, in the digital information age, diagrams have the ability to
be infectious