Lowest common denominator

Get job, see job, do job, get paid.

No thinking required….just keep job.

Next…

The peon makes the decision

He acts out of fear of losing job

No communication UP the line, or peer to peer..

Example

This was called occluded surface area, deleting 5% of the surface area able to be built.  Ever see the chik pea gravel driveways, or driveways with grass/cinderblock mix… it is not always “art” but a way to get past that last 5% surface area

These flat stones, tossed out back 50 years ago, became the same as a cement sidewalk….they were all collected and used for a rock wall…but, these hardly fit the spirit of a cement driveway/ sidewalk, patio etc.

This is a demo, on how you can calculate your covered surface area, Using Sketchup.

This will guide your design, and prove to the city,when the surveyor is wrong. instead of making your house smaller, you can adjust you driveway, to more permeable, and/or decrease walking paths…that last 2 or 3% can save your blueprints, and the paths can be adjusted later. 4/6/17 The OLD HOUSE IS MADE OF 1154 OF 1950 CONSTRUCTION PLUS 454 SF OF NEW CONSTRUCION in 1960 For a total of  1604sf of surface area