Use case

More time for the idea, less for the base drawings

Competitions reward the concept, not the hours spent tracing context. Get the site study and context drawings on day one, test the massing against the brief and lay the A1 boards out on the same canvas.

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How to do it

  1. 1

    Day one: the site

    Run the site analysis and export the context maps and model.

  2. 2

    Concept and massing

    Test options in Plotline against the brief’s area and height limits.

  3. 3

    Diagrams

    Use the figure-ground, sun, access and density maps as the base of your diagrams.

  4. 4

    The boards

    Lay out the A1 sheets on a board and export them at print size.

For teams across time zones

Everyone works on the same board, with comments and tasks, so nobody waits for the morning handover.

Questions

Can I use the maps in my competition boards?

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Yes. Exports are yours to use in your submission; the map data credits OpenStreetMap contributors, as its licence asks.

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