Plaiding ain't nothing but over-lay

The above diagram shows the relationship of two grids developed to control the openings in the East Elevation of Fire Station 11. The yellow and orange represent the doors and the windows associated with them. The light and dark blue represent independent window openings.

Things Become Complex Quickly

Below is a diagram of a wall section from a simple building. The the width of the wall has been exaggerated by a factor of two. As can be seen, the wall section is quite complex with multiple connections between unlike materials in both the vertical and horizontal positions. The diagram is a warning against pushing to much energy into a design to early in the process. Complexity and richness will develop as a part of the process.

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