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ISTRUCTE / SHORT EXERCISE / communication

Exercise cm-ex-03

Write to the architect and client explaining the transfer structure implied and proposing an alternative.

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PRACTICE PROMPT

Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.

The setting

A residential block where the architect's layout places apartments on a grid incompatible with the parking below.

Your task

Write to the architect and client explaining the transfer structure implied and proposing an alternative.

What a useful response would show

Cost of the transfer expressed in material terms, and a proposal that respects the accommodation schedule.

Reflect afterwards

  1. What assumption mattered most?
  2. What would you check before using this on a real project?
  3. Could another engineer follow your recommendation?