The building as fit From the bar of soap to the loaf of bread.
Development is difficult to generalize about.
General to Specific Concept to Realization Parti sketch to Working drawing Diagram to Detail Development strategies are almost always conceptual, rarely literal. Strategies are useful in guiding the development process, in providing consistency in material assignment and detailing. Such strategies almost always break down at some point yet they are still usefull for giving order to some of the most basic development decisions. While there are many strategies, here are three. They are most often applied to masonry buildings but they are not restricted.