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The ‘scope of work’ is a usually a quantitative rather than qualitative (see the Design & Approach keystone) description of the intended project. The chosen scope of work is likely to be heavily interlinked with both the design and environment keystones, and will also have a significant impact on each of the other four keystones.

We use the term design to describe the qualitative nature of a scheme, in contrast to scope that describes it quantitatively. An extension may provide say 35 square metres of open plan living space, with kitchen, dining and sitting zones (the scope). The same space might create a lofty and spacious feel, from materials with natural grains and textures, be laid out to maximise efficiency and elegance of the plan, to perform to a very high environmental standard that is com