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Approach types in architecture refer to the manner in which a visitor is guided towards the entrance of a building. The Approach is often a path—completely outdoors—which you walk to get to the front door. In an apartment building it would be the corridor.

When architects and designers begin working on a master bedroom, we all approach it from a different perspective. Some want big, open spaces with lots of windows and a sense of vastness. Others want the comfort of closeness, smaller windows, and an atmosphere with dim light, giving a sense of safety to enhance rest and peace.

We are living in a time of such genuine political upheaval that many of us in the West don’t have a comparable reference point. Financial crises seem inevitable, international trade relations remain tense and people are being killed for speaking the truth. It is in times like these that our values are put to the test, and we begin to ask ourselves what is most important in our lives.

The architectural design phase for completing a project is divided into percentages of time for the total work. Usually Schematic Design (10-25%), Design Development (15-25%), Construction Documents (35-45%), Bidding (5-10%), and Construction Administration (20-30%).