An architect was completing the final design of a 5 building office complex when a junior design assistant suggested that he neglected to also include the interconnecting walkways between the various buildings. The junior design assistant suggested that they take into consideration the amount of people in each building and the type of businesses and stores that were located in each structure. With this information, we can base our walkways on a calculated model to ensure the maximum efficiency of pedestrian traffic.
"We will sod the common area between the buildings," was the architect's only reply.
Approximately one year after the construction was completed and all of the buildings were fully populated, the architect and his junior design assistant returned to the common area between the 5 building complex. What was immediately evident was the paths that were worn into the sod. Some paths were narrower than others, some were shorter while others were much longer.
The architect smiled and viewed how individuals were moving efficiently between the buildings. The architect turned to his junior assistant and said, "here is your answer to your walkway calculation model, bring a crew in and pave over each foot path."
I move my chair until I find the ?sweet spot.?
