Concept-driven design workflow
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Translate an idea such as “sails,” “strata,” or “flow” into comparable spatial, material, and formal directions for architecture, interiors, or landscape. First specify whether this is a new design or a continuation of an existing one.
| Input | How to proceed |
|---|---|
| Concept and design use | Develop two different strategies from text. |
| Sketch, massing image, or existing proposal | Explore materials, interfaces, and details while respecting the main form and viewpoint. |
| Satellite or planning base with marked boundary | Explore layouts within the defined site. |
Label atmosphere images style reference only so they are not mistaken for the design subject. A map needs an explicit design boundary.
Develop the concept
- Select this Skill, attach materials, and state concept, design type, and fixed conditions.
- Check how the idea becomes geometry, space, material, and color. “Sails” may suggest tensioned surfaces and light volumes without literal boat shapes.
- Compare substantive strategies, not color variants of the same form.
- Select a direction and specify what to retain and change.
Example: “Explore layering for this community cultural center. Preserve the attached massing outline and viewpoint; vary facade depth and its relationship to public space.”
Review the result
Check recognizable design moves, massing changes, site boundaries, and surrounding roads. A textual promise to preserve something does not prove the image did so.
Choose a leading concept if ideas conflict. For one result per reference, use Design refinement. Continue an interior direction with Interior design workflow. Concept renderings do not establish verified site metrics or engineering compliance.