Patent ID: 7996191

Claim:
A method of design comprising: selecting a fanciful structure portrayed in a motion picture or a television show; obtaining dimensions of exterior architectural elements of an exterior façade used to portray the fanciful structure during filming of the motion picture or television show; obtaining dimensions of interior architectural elements of an interior stage set used to portray the fanciful structure during filming of the motion picture or television show; designing a habitable structure incorporating the exterior and interior architectural elements; during the step of designing, identifying a conflict arising between mismatched ones of the architectural elements; and resolving the conflict to enable the design of the habitable structure to represent the fanciful structure; further comprising resolving the conflict by prioritizing the mismatched architectural elements based upon their respective relative prominence in the motion picture or television show, further comprising determining the relative prominence of the mismatched architectural elements based upon a number of appearances of the respective elements in the motion picture or television show.