LDD-23 · Build Rules + Constraint Discipline
One-line intent
A repeatable system, not custom architecture — protect primary spaces, simplify everything, document everything.Constraint discipline framework
Everything must justify itself through:
- Function
- Experience
- Operations
Failure conditions — reject if:
- Aesthetic-only
- Complex without benefit
- Not scalable
Priority order
- Operations
- Experience
- Construction
- Aesthetics
Final rule
If it doesn't earn its place, it doesn't exist.
Build rules
- Protect primary spaces
- Simplify everything
- Document everything
- Straight installs
- No improvisation
- Photo verification required
Open items / engineer review
- Documentation system (Procore? GitHub? Notion?)
- Decision log location
- Inspection cadence (owner walks weekly?)
- Quality gates (pre-pour, pre-drywall, pre-finish)
- Punch list strategy (by trade vs by zone)
Cost drivers
Documentation overhead 3–5% on owner-rep ($15–30K over 12-month build) · Photo system $1–3K · Decision log software $0–2K · Quality gate walks $8–15K. Total: $20–50K, baked into $130K permits/GC line.Air-gap concerns
- Hardest LDD to enforce. Only works if owner says "no" when a trade improvises. Photo Verification Required is your weapon.
- Operations as #1 priority is the right call for a 30-year-thinking commitment.
- Field improvisation pressure highest during HVAC + electrical rough-in. Inspect daily.
- Documentation pays back in year 15 — skipping = forensic work behind drywall.
- No construction sequencing / Gantt in this LDD. Build a Gantt before mobilization.