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Lesson 2 of 5

Choose a design scheme

4 min

Pick what to build, compare the schemes for it, and choose the one you want to price.

One lot can hold several sensible building arrangements. Build asks what kind of building first, then offers the arrangements of it as scheme cards, each with its own yield, so you can compare them before pricing one.

  1. 1

    Pick what to build

    The first section of Design is a row of product chips — "One house", "Two homes", "Townhouses", "Apartments", and "Land lots" where a subdivision is offered. The one suggested for this lot is starred and the selected one is ticked. A greyed chip has a line beneath the row saying why it is not available.

  2. 2

    Find the scheme cards

    Under the chips, "Design scheme" lists the arrangements generated for that product. Each card has a colour swatch and a label, and an information hint explaining what the arrangement is.

  3. 3

    Compare the yields

    Cards carry the dwelling count, floor area, floor space ratio, coverage and garden area, and where a garage is modelled the living and garage areas separately. A mark beside the label shows the scheme's verdict: a tick for deemed to comply, a cross or warning where rules need a look, a dash where nothing is assessed.

  4. 4

    Select a scheme

  5. 5

    Price it